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Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy'
Posted on Monday, August 06 @ 18:44:39 BST
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From the BBC:

A study by doctors in Hong Kong has concluded that epilepsy can be induced by the Chinese tile game of mahjong.

The findings, published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal, are based on 23 cases of people who suffered mahjong-induced seizures.

The report's four authors, from Hong Kong's Queen Mary Hospital, said the best prevention - and cure - was to avoid playing mahjong.

Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6931119.stm

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