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Lesions in the temporal lobe can result in so-called musicogenic epilepsy, an extremely rare form of the disorder in which seizures are triggered by the sound of music.
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A total of just 150 cases of musicogenic epilepsy have ever been reported.
Boing Boing 2008
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Gayle suffered from musicogenic epilepsy, seizures caused by music.
Boing Boing 2008
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One is a musicogenic seizure, in which just remembering a favorite tune can trigger a grand mal or a complex partial seizure.
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Sacks discusses a story of musicogenic epilepsy in which certain melodies, pitches, or tones can trigger a site in the temporal lobe resulting in a seizure in certain individuals.
Serendip's Exchange molivares 2010
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