I'm finding declaring titles to be link-bait the new 'Betteridge's law' spam on HN. In context, this title is entirely not link-bait.
Anyway, regarding seizures, absolutely anything can be a trigger, but is highly dependent on the individual. Stress and sleep deprivation are two common triggers for epileptics. There is an abstract concept called a 'seizure threshold', and when you reach it, you have a seizure. Things like stress reduce this supposed 'seizure threshold'. Multiple stressors reduce the threshold more.
But in my time in neuro, there were a few once-offs like in this article - the notable one was the patient who had seizures when he saw orange circles. Other orange shapes were fine, and other coloured circles were fine - it was just orange circles. Another was a patient who responded to ice on the lips, though we couldn't replicate that in the lab. These kind of triggers are unique, but they show that anything can trigger, if you have the concomitant wiring problem in your brain...
Anyway, regarding seizures, absolutely anything can be a trigger, but is highly dependent on the individual. Stress and sleep deprivation are two common triggers for epileptics. There is an abstract concept called a 'seizure threshold', and when you reach it, you have a seizure. Things like stress reduce this supposed 'seizure threshold'. Multiple stressors reduce the threshold more.
But in my time in neuro, there were a few once-offs like in this article - the notable one was the patient who had seizures when he saw orange circles. Other orange shapes were fine, and other coloured circles were fine - it was just orange circles. Another was a patient who responded to ice on the lips, though we couldn't replicate that in the lab. These kind of triggers are unique, but they show that anything can trigger, if you have the concomitant wiring problem in your brain...