Gelastic seizures

Evidence-based neurology checklist on gelastic seizures: Causes Gelastic seizures hamartoma syndrome Hippocampal sclerosis Focal cortical dysplasia Dysplastic parieto-temporal lesions Cingulate lesions Astrocytoma Cryptogenic Clinical phenotypes Clinical features

Causes

  • Gelastic seizures hamartoma syndrome
  • Hippocampal sclerosis
  • Focal cortical dysplasia
  • Dysplastic parieto-temporal lesions
  • Cingulate lesions
  • Astrocytoma
  • Cryptogenic

Clinical phenotypes

Clinical features

References

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  5. McConachie NS, King MD. Gelastic seizures in a child with focal cortical dysplasia of the cingulate gyrus. Neuroradiology 1997; 39:44-45.
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