Doctors in Hong Kong have noted that the Chinese game mahjong can cause epileptic seizures. There are now 23 known cases of “mahjong epilepsy”, which is probably caused by the cognitive demands of the game, as well as the sounds emitted by the tile pieces when thrown around on the table.
BBC has the details.
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