Gelastic epilepsy: Sturge-Weber syndrome with seizure facilitation.
A case with Sturge-Weber syndrome and ictal laughter is described. The seizures were facilitated by relaxation and drowsiness. The possible anatomic substrate and interconnections are discussed in the context of the localization of the lesion in this case.
Barnett
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Departement of Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Vieregge
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Kömpf
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D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*