Ecstatic and gelastic seizures related to the hypothalamus [PDF]
Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2021 Ecstatic seizures constitute a rare form of epilepsy, and the semiology is diverse. Previously, brain areas including the temporal lobe and the insula have been identified to be involved in clinical expression. The aim of this report is to review changes
Kenney Roy Roodakker +6 more
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Mechanisms of intrinsic epileptogenesis in human gelastic seizures with hypothalamic hamartoma. [PDF]
CNS Neurosci Ther, 2015 Human hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is a rare developmental malformation often characterized by gelastic seizures, which are refractory to medical therapy.
Wu J +4 more
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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures mimicking gelastic seizures: A description of two cases [PDF]
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2015 Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are sudden, involuntary seizure-like attacks that, unlike epileptic seizures, are not related to electrographic ictal discharges and are psychological in nature.
Addolorata Mascia +3 more
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Surgical and radiosurgical treatment of hypothalamic hamartoma: The Italian experience between 2011 and 2021 [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenObjective To investigate the Italian experience on the surgical and radiosurgical treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy due to hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) in the period 2011–2021 in six Italian epilepsy surgery centers, and to compare safety and efficacy ...
Michele Rizzi +26 more
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Ecstatic and gelastic seizures relate to the hypothalamus [PDF]
Epilepsy & Behavior Reports, 2020 Ecstatic seizures constitute a rare form of epilepsy, and the semiology is diverse. Previously, brain areas including the temporal lobe and the insula have been identified to be involved in clinical expression. The aim of this report is to review changes
Kenney Roy Roodakker +6 more
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MR imaging of hypothalamic hamartoma in a patient with gelastic seizures [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are non-neoplastic malformations that occur in the region of the hypothalamus. HH is the leading cause of gelastic seizures in children and adolescents, where laughing is characteristically manifested.
Wan Ahmad Firdaus Wan Chek, MD +4 more
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A case of pure gelastic seizures due to hypothalamic hamartoma with a benign course [PDF]
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2017 Hypothalamic hamartoma is a potentially complex entity with diverse clinical manifestations. We report a case of gelastic seizures associated with a hypothalamic hamartoma, which followed a benign course. A 31-year-old woman with episodes of laughter was
T.D. Gosavi, M.C. Walker
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Successful Endoscopic Disconnection for Hypothalamic Hamartomas in a Child with Gelastic Seizures: An Unusual Case in a Resource-Scare Setting [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2020 He Van Dong,1,* Van Dinh Tran,1,* Dinh-Hoa Nguyen,2– 4,* Hoe Van Vu,5 Tuan Anh Nguyen,6 Ha Ngoc Thi Doan,7 Hoang-Long Vo7,8 1Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam; 2Institute of Orthopedic Trauma, Viet ...
Dong HV +6 more
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Mirth, Laughter and Gelastic Seizures
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1993 One patient with laughter-associated seizures originating in the anterior cingulate gyrus and two patients with complex partial seizures who exhibited mirth and laughter following direct cortical stimulation of the parahippocampal and fusiform gyri are ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Gelastic spells in Angelman Syndrome, when laughter isn’t funny [PDF]
Epilepsy & Behavior ReportsAngelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by people with a characteristic happy demeanor, impaired expressive communication, sleep disruptions, and a variety of paroxysmal events, including seizures and movement disorders ...
Natasha Varughese +2 more
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