Laughing seizures due to a midline intraventricular neoplasm in tuberous sclerosis
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1995
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British Medical Association
Abstract
Laughing seizures have been described in association with hypothalamic hamartomas and precocious puberty. Laughing seizures due to a neoplasm arising from the floor of the left lateral ventricle extending down towards the hypothalamus in a child with tuberous sclerosis is reported. This combination has not been reported before and emphasises the importance of imaging to diagnose such midline lesions in children with paroxysmal laughing.
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Hypothalamic Neoplasms, Hypothalamic Neoplasms-complications, Hypothalamic Neoplasms-diagnosis, Laughter, Seizures-etiology, Tuberous Sclerosis-complications
Citation
Archives of Disease in Childhood. 1995; 72(5): pp.443-44