Doctor Bans Boy From Playstation To Stop Head Twitching (Local6.com)
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A 9-year-old boy in California who suffered from uncontrollable head
jerking movements after long hours of video game playing stopped the
twitching after his doctor banned him from playing PlayStation,
according to a report.
Nicholas Lavin said that he played PlayStation constantly over the
holidays at his home in San Diego and began to notice that his head
would jerk back and forth."I would do funny things with my head," Nicholas said.Lavin's mother said her son began to twitch so badly that she took him to the family's pediatrician.The
doctor told her he was not allowed to play PlayStation anymore. Once he
stopped playing PlayStation, the twitching stopped, according to the
report.
"All
the head jerking is gone and his eyes are completely back to normal,"
Barbara Lavin said. "I think it's a direct connection to the
PlayStation and the amount of time he spent on it."The San Diego
Epilepsy Foundation said some video stimulation at certain frequencies
can cause epileptic-type seizures or body jerks.Doctors said to
set time limits for games, keep lights on in the room so it's bright,
and make sure children stay at least two feet way from the screen.An MRI ruled anything else out, so for at least the next month, Nicholas will not play PlayStation, according to the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.