Gelastic Epilepsy

OBJECTIVE To present a case of intractable cryptogenic gelastic epilepsy with ictal video-EEG to localize the seizure focus… (More)

PURPOSE To delineate the clinical spectrum and patterns of evolution of epilepsy with gelastic seizures related to hypothalamic… (More)

OBJECTIVE Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are associated with precocious puberty and gelastic epilepsy; the seizures are often… (More)

PURPOSE To describe the etiology, characteristics, and clinical evolution of epilepsy in patients with gelastic seizures (GSs… (More)

BACKGROUND Patients with hypothalamic hamartomas present with epileptic attacks of laughter and later experience multiple seizure… (More)

Hypothalamic hamartomas and gelastic seizures are often associated with cognitive deterioration, behavioral problems, and poor… (More)

Gelastic epilepsy, or ictal laughter, is a relatively uncommon type of seizure which may occur singly or, more frequently, with… (More)

This study presents six patients with hypothalamic hamartomas diagnosed on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging. Histological… (More)

Little is known about what pathways subserve mirth and its expression laughter. We present three patients with gelastic seizures… (More)

Three retrospective studies were conducted to examine functional brain asymmetry in the regulation of emotion. In the first study… (More)