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AIIMS Jodhpur has made a major breakthrough in medicine by managing to cure four patients with a rare and drug-resistant type of epilepsy called 'Laughter Epilepsy' or gelastic seizure. Reports ...

Since she was an infant, a 31-year-old woman had been experiencing bursts of uncontrollable laughter, but her condition had never been formally diagnosed until now. According to the woman, she would ...

BACKGROUND: Gelastic seizures are epileptic events characterized by bouts of laughter. Laughter-like vocalization is usually combined with facial contraction in the form of a smile. Gelastic epilepsy ...

A 40-year-old man’s uncontrollable, inappropriate laughter was more than a nuisance — it was a symptom of a rare form of epilepsy, according to doctors in Hawaii. The man had suffered since he was 8 ...

CLEVELAND—Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and—in the worst case—premature death.

Jaipur/Jodhpur: AIIMS Jodhpur has successfully treated four patients with a rare, drug-resistant form of epilepsy known as "laughter epilepsy" or gelastic seizures, using a minimally invasive ...

With this achievement, AIIMS Jodhpur becomes the only hospital in Rajasthan and the second AIIMS after Delhi in the country to offer this highly specialised treatment. Associate Professor in the ...