10th June 2021

A 25-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with generalised epilepsy

A 25-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with generalised epilepsy, reporting recurrent tonic-clonic seizures. She has been started on anti-epileptic medication and has now not had any seizures for two weeks. She attends a GP appointment, wanting to learn more about what she can do to avoid having seizures, which have been very distressing episodes for her.

Which THREE of the following statements are recognised triggers of epileptic seizures?  Select THREE options only.