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ArticleEpilepsy & behavior case reports2015

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures mimicking gelastic seizures: A description of two cases.

Addolorata Mascia, Pier Paolo Quarato, Alfredo D'Aniello, Giancarlo Di Gennaro

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Article in Epilepsy & behavior case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Inappropriate Laughter and Behaviours: How, What, and Why? Case of an Adult with Undiagnosed Gelastic Seizure with Hypothalamic Hamartoma.Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Addolorata MasciaIRCCS NEUROMED, via Atinense n.18, 86077 Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
Pier Paolo QuaratoIRCCS NEUROMED, via Atinense n.18, 86077 Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
Alfredo D'AnielloIRCCS NEUROMED, via Atinense n.18, 86077 Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
Giancarlo Di GennaroIRCCS NEUROMED, via Atinense n.18, 86077 Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are sudden, involuntary seizure-like attacks that, unlike epileptic seizures, are not related to electrographic ictal discharges and are psychological in nature. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures presenting symptoms mimic a wide array of nervous system dysfunctions, as they involve changes in behavior, motor activity, sensation, cognitive, and autonomic functions. Spontaneous paroxysms of laughing resembling gelastic seizure have only exceptionally been reported as main symptom of PNES. Here, we describe the cases of two patients with a prolonged history of laughter attacks mistaken for epilepsy and unresponsive to AED treatment. Brain MRI and interictal EEG were unremarkable. Video-EEG monitoring allowed us to document the spontaneous and suggestion-induced habitual episodes that were then diagnosed as PNES.

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AEDs, antiepileptic drugsGelastic seizuresPNES, psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresPsychogenic nonepileptic seizureVideo-EEG monitoring

Identifiers

PMID27195218
PMCPMC4543217
OpenAlexW1201925621

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