Gelastic syncope: an unusual condition.
Gelastic syncope or laughter-induced syncope is a rare disease often misdiagnosed as narcolepsy or cataplexy. We report a 54-year-old man with syncopal episodes. Each episode started after laughter, leading to light-headedness with blurring of vision and loss of consciousness for a few seconds. The episodes resolved spontaneously. The treatment of gelastic syncope is the same as that for neurally mediated syncope.
Department of Cardiology, CIMS Hospital, Near Shukan Mall, off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. dr.sizan@gmail.com
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D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography; D013575:Syncope / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*