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. 1995 May;72(5):443–444. doi: 10.1136/adc.72.5.443

Laughing seizures due to a midline intraventricular neoplasm in tuberous sclerosis.

S Gunatilake 1, D G De Silva 1
PMCID: PMC1511082  PMID: 7618916

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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