Ictal laughter: a case report with clinical, cinefilm, and EEG observations
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- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 38 (1) , 11-17
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.38.1.11
Abstract
Seizures with laughter, verbalization, and repetitive abduction-adduction movements of the upper limbs are described in a 13 year old male of normal intelligence. Cinéfilm and EEG records illustrate some of the points made in the text.Keywords
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