학술논문
Gelastic seizures due to hypothalamic hamartoma: Rapid resolution after endoscopic tumor disconnection.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*SPASMS
*HYPOTHALAMUS diseases
*HAMARTOMA
*ENDOSCOPY
*OPTICAL resolution
*CENTRAL nervous system cancer
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ISSN
1355-4794
Abstract
Gelastic epilepsy are focal seizures manifesting as recurrent brief seizures starting as laughter or grimaces. They are most commonly associated with other types of seizures and can be secondary to infectious, malformative, metabolic, or neoplastic processes involving the central nervous system. We report on an 18-month-old girl who presented since the age of 2 months with multiple, recurrent, unprovoked episodes of stereotypical laughter. Brain magnetic resonance study revealed an hypothalamic hamartoma. Endoscopic tumor disconnection of the hamartoma resulted in rapid resolution of neurological symptomatology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]