Pathological laughter as a presenting symptom of trigeminal neurinoma--case report.
A 26-year-old male presented with a trigeminal neurinoma manifesting as pathological laughter. After resection of the large tumor, the symptom disappeared completely. Pathological laughter sometimes precedes other manifestations of tumors around the brainstem and may be a useful localizing sign.
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India.
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Bhatjiwale
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Goel
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Desai
D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery