title: Epileptic laughter: 2 case reports.
abstract: Two cases of gelastic epilepsy in a 6-year-old girl with attacks of mirthful laughter and a 38-year-old male patient with episodes of laughter without any positive emotions are presented. Temporal lobe epilepsy was diagnosed in the first case and possible frontal lobe epilepsy in the second case. It is concluded that that this rare form of epilepsy can be difficult to diagnose and treat, and can clinically be accompanied by urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Children’s Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, University of Tartu, L. Puusepa str. 8, 51014 Tartu, Estonia.
authors.forename: Inga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Talvik
authors.forename: Riina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vibo
authors.forename: Maarika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liik
authors.forename: Sulev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haldre
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Talvik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017034:Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*