MR imaging of hypothalamic hamartoma in a patient with gelastic seizures

• Main Authors: Wan Ahmad FirdausWan Chek, Teh, Yong Guang, Dian Noriza Eddy Suryono, Ng, Chiak Yot, Selim Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2021
• Subjects: RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30322/1/MR%20imaging%20of%20hypothalamic%20hamartoma%20in%20a%20patient%20with%20gelastic%20seizures%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30322/2/MR%20imaging%20of%20hypothalamic%20hamartoma%20in%20a%20patient%20with%20gelastic%20seizures%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30322/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321004386#!; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.061

Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are non-neoplastic malformations that occur in the region of the hypothalamus. HH is the leading cause of gelastic seizures in children and adolescents, where laughing is characteristically manifested. However, these patients can also experience different forms of compl...