title: Gelastic seizures due to hypothalamic hamartoma: rapid resolution after endoscopic tumor disconnection.
abstract: Gelastic epilepsy are focal seizures manifesting as recurrent brief seizures starting as laughter or grimaces. They are most commonly associated with other types of seizures and can be secondary to infectious, malformative, metabolic, or neoplastic processes involving the central nervous system. We report on an 18-month-old girl who presented since the age of 2 months with multiple, recurrent, unprovoked episodes of stereotypical laughter. Brain magnetic resonance study revealed an hypothalamic hamartoma. Endoscopic tumor disconnection of the hamartoma resulted in rapid resolution of neurological symptomatology.
authors: a Unit of Pediatrics , Hospital "Garibaldi," , Catania , Italy.
authors: Gemma
authors: G
authors: Incorpora
authors: Piero
authors: P
authors: Pavone
authors: Danilo
authors: D
authors: Castellano-Chiodo
authors: Andrea Domenico
authors: AD
authors: Praticò
authors: Martino
authors: M
authors: Ruggieri
authors: Lorenzo
authors: L
authors: Pavone
mesh_terms: D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007027:Hypothalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D044583:Neuroendoscopy