differential equation with shifted argument

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I am trying to solve, in general, the following differential equation :

$ y(x+a) = \frac{d^2}{dx^2}y(x) $

With $y :\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ and $~a\in \mathbb{R}$

Do you know of any techniques to solve such a differential equation ?

Any input appreciated