Ictal laughter and crying: Should they be classified as automatisms?

Gelastic seizures (GS) describe ictal laughter and are associated with hypothalamic lesions, as well as other cortical areas. Dacrystic seizures (DS), characterized by ictal crying, also have been reported in hypothalamic lesions and focal epilepsy. We describe a young girl with drug resistant focal...

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Main Authors: Anna-Marieta Moise, Linda Leary, Lola C. Morgan, Alex M. Papanastassiou, C. Ákos Szabó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323216300597