Cryptogenic Gelastic Epilepsy:
A Pediatric Case Vignette
Published: March 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4146
Devendra Mishra, Monica Juneja, Taruna Chutani, Debashish Chowdhury
1.
Associate Professor,
Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
2.
Professor,
Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
3.
Senior Resident,
Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
4.
Professor, Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Devendra Mishra,
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, 2,
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi 110002, India.
Phone:
91-11-22792421, 91-11-9868604316, FAX: 91-11-23234845
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.
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