Open AccessCryptogenic Gelastic Epilepsy: A Pediatric Case Vignette
Author(s) -
Devendra Mishra,
Monica Juneja,
Taruna Chutani,
Debashish Chowdhury
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7036.4146
Subject(s) - gelastic seizure , hypothalamic hamartoma , medicine , epilepsy , pediatrics , precocious puberty , psychiatry , hormone
Gelastic seizures, characterized by epileptic laughter, are rare and the majority is associated with hypothalamic hamartomas. We report a case with cryptogenic Gelastic seizure (without hypothalamic hamartoma), as the MRI was normal and, EEG and clinical data suggested a focal origin of the seizures.