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. 2024 May 27;19(2):347-348.
doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1772767. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Irresistible Laughter-A Rare Presentation of Intracranial Tumor: Irony of Neurocircuitry

Kirandeep Kaur  1 , Nidhi B Panda  1 , Shalvi Mahajan  2 , Tulasi Ram  3
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Irresistible Laughter-A Rare Presentation of Intracranial Tumor: Irony of Neurocircuitry

Kirandeep Kaur et al. Asian J Neurosurg. .
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( A ) MRI with contrast showed a dumbbell-shaped extra-axial mass in the middle and posterior cranial fossa extending from the right cerebellopontine angle having cystic and hemorrhagic components. ( B ) NCCT head in the axial cut in the immediate postoperative period. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NCCT, noncontrast computed tomography.
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