title: Fall about laughing: a case of laughter syncope.
abstract: Laughter syncope is an unusual but recognized form of situational syncope likely to have a similar pathophysiological origin to tussive syncope. There are few case reports of this syndrome in the literature. Patients, as in this case, might present initially to the ED, and laughter should be considered among the numerous differentials for syncope.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. braggm@sesahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bragg
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology