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. 2016 Dec;53(4):364-365.
doi: 10.5152/npa.2016.12586. Epub 2016 Dec 1.

Epileptic Seizures with Mirthful Laughter

Burcu Zeydan  1 , Taner Tanriverdi  2 , S Naz Yeni  1
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Epileptic Seizures with Mirthful Laughter

Burcu Zeydan et al. Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Figures

Figure 1. a–f
Figure 1. a–f
Case 1: Hypothalamic hamartoma and brain MRI; T2 coronal (a, b) and axial (c) planes. Case 3: Extensive atrophy and encephalomalacia of the left hemisphere, and brain MRI T2 axial (d), T2-flair axial (e), and T2 sagittal (f) planes.
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