Gelastic seizures: etiology, semiology, therapeutic perspectives

Gelastic seizures (laughing seizures) are a rare type of epileptic seizure in which laugh in a main and dominating manifestation of the seizure. As a rule, the seizures are caused by organic cerebral pathology and are often reported as a specific epilepsy marker related to hypothalamic hamartoma. Th...

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Published in:	Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova Vol. 103; no. 1; p. 10
Main Authors:	Usacheva, E L, Mukhin, K Iu, Prityko, A G, Aĭvazian, S O, Kharlamov, L A, Shorina, M Iu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 2003
Subjects:	Adolescent Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Brain Diseases - complications Brain Diseases - pathology Child, Preschool Crying Electroencephalography Epilepsies, Partial - classification Epilepsies, Partial - drug therapy Epilepsies, Partial - etiology Female Hamartoma - complications Hamartoma - pathology Humans Hypothalamus - pathology Laughter Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Self Concept
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Summary:	Gelastic seizures (laughing seizures) are a rare type of epileptic seizure in which laugh in a main and dominating manifestation of the seizure. As a rule, the seizures are caused by organic cerebral pathology and are often reported as a specific epilepsy marker related to hypothalamic hamartoma. The interictal EEG frequently shows a focal activity. Based on examination of 2 patients with gelastic seizures and hypothalamic hamartoma, clinical features, EEG characteristics and therapeutic perspectives for the disorder are discussed.
ISSN:	1997-7298