Cryptogenic gelastic epilepsy: a pediatric case vignette.
Gelastic seizures, characterized by epileptic laughter, are rare and the majority is associated with hypothalamic hamartomas. We report a case with cryptogenic Gelastic seizure (without hypothalamic hamartoma), as the MRI was normal and, EEG and clinical data suggested a focal origin of the seizures.
Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College , Delhi, India .
Devendra
D
Mishra
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College , Delhi, India .
Monica
M
Juneja
Senior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College , Delhi, India .
Taruna
T
Chutani
Professor, Department of Neurology, GB Pant Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College , Delhi, India .
Debashish
D
Chowdhury
Child; Hypothalamic hamartoma; Laughing episodes