Laughing seizures due to a midline intraventricular neoplasm in tuberous sclerosis

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dc.contributor.authorGunatilake, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, D.G.H.en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthorBritish Medical Associationen_US
dc.creator.corporateauthorRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T09:14:32Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T09:14:32Z
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.descriptionIndexed in MEDLINE
dc.description.abstractLaughing 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationArchives of Disease in Childhood. 1995; 72(5): pp.443-44en_US
dc.identifier.departmentMedicineen_US
dc.identifier.issn0003-9888 (Print)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1468-2044 (Electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1251
dc.publisherBritish Medical Associationen_US
dc.subjectHypothalamic Neoplasmsen_US
dc.subjectHypothalamic Neoplasms-complications
dc.subjectHypothalamic Neoplasms-diagnosis
dc.subjectLaughter
dc.subjectSeizures-etiology
dc.subjectTuberous Sclerosis-complications
dc.titleLaughing seizures due to a midline intraventricular neoplasm in tuberous sclerosisen_US
dc.typeCase Reporten_US

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