Gelastic epilepsy--a case report.
Gelastic epilepsy is an uncommon phenomenon and it is particularly uncommon in adults. This paper describes a case of gelastic epilepsy in a middle-aged woman presented in a psychiatric hospital. A short history of the condition, clinical and electroencephalographic findings in gelastic epilepsy and causes of pathological laughter are discussed.
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Woodbridge Hospital, Jalan Woodbridge, Singapore.
D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged