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Surgical treatment of epilepsy secondary to a hypothalamic hamartoma: a case report
Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2020 A hypothalamic hamartoma is a benign, congenital, heterotopic, neoplastic space-occupying mass located in the interpeduncular fossa, corresponding to a gangliocytoma according to the morphological classification.
Irina G. Areshkina +3 more
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The ventrolateral hypothalamic area and the parvafox nucleus: Role in the expression of (positive) emotions? [PDF]
, 2015 The lateral hypothalamus has been long suspected of triggering the expression of positive emotions, because stimulations of its tuberal portion provoke bursts of laughter.
Alvarez-Bolado, Gonzalo, Celio, Marco R.
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Gelastic epilepsy: Beyond hypothalamic hamartomas
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2015 Gelastic epilepsy or laughing seizures have been historically related to children with hypothalamic hamartomas. We report three adult patients who had gelastic epilepsy, defined as the presence of seizures with a prominent laugh component, including ...
Reinaldo Uribe-San-Martin +6 more
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Psychosis in an adolescent girl: a common manifestation in Niemann-Pick Type C disease [PDF]
, 2014 Niemann-Pick disease type C (NP-C) is a rare autosomal-recessively inherited lysosomal storage disorder. It is caused by mutations in the NPC1 (95%) or NPC2 gene.
Annik Lampo +3 more
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Ictal laughter and crying: Should they be classified as automatisms?
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2017 Gelastic seizures (GS) describe ictal laughter and are associated with hypothalamic lesions, as well as other cortical areas. Dacrystic seizures (DS), characterized by ictal crying, also have been reported in hypothalamic lesions and focal epilepsy.
Anna-Marieta Moise +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Besides gelastic seizures, hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) is also noted for its susceptibility to remote secondary epileptogenesis. Although clinical observations have demonstrated its existence, and a three-stage theory has been proposed, how to determine ...
Zhao Liu +10 more
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GELASTIC SEIZURES: NO LAUGHING MATTER [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2014 Introduction Gelastic seizures are usually the first manifestation of hypothalamic hamartomas. Progression to intractable epilepsy with multiple seizure types occurs. Typical temporal lobe seizures with corresponding temporal lobe electrographic changes occur and represent spread of electrical activity from the hypothalamic hamartoma to the cortex ...
Jason Appleton, Tom Hayton, Doug McCorry
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Epilepsy in hypothalamic hamartomas: semiology spectrum and predictor analyses of 78 patients
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2023 Objective To assess seizure semiology and disease evolution in a large number of hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) patients. Methods Seizure semiology and associated medical records for 78 patients with HH‐related epilepsy were retrospectively reviewed ...
Xiu Wang +8 more
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Hypothalamic Hamartoma Presenting with Gelastic Seizure and Precocious Puberty: Successful Management with GnRH Agonists [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchPrecocious Puberty (PP) is defined as an onset of puberty occurring more than 2.5 standard deviations earlier than the population mean age. Central Precocious Puberty (CPP) results from early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.
Hardeva Ram Nehara +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Background: Giant hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are extremely rare lesions, for which the treatment is challenging. While minimally invasive treatments such as radiofrequency thermal coagulation and laser ablation have improved seizure outcomes, multiple
Min Wang +7 more
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