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. 1976 Sep;39(9):823–828. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.39.9.823

Gelastic, quiritarian, and cursive epilepsy. A clinicopathological appraisal.

P K Sethi, T S Rao
PMCID: PMC492468  PMID: 993802

Abstract

A patient is reported with episodes of epileptic laughter, crying, and running occurring alone or in combination. He was found to have discrete, well-circumscribed tumour of the left temporal lobe. The neurology of these epileptic events is discussed in relation to the pathological lesion.

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