Cerebellar tumour presenting with pathological laughter and gelastic syncope

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 940-943

  Famularo, G ^a   Corsi, F M ^a   Minisola, G ^a   De Simone, C ^b   Nicotra, G C ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Ependymoma; Gelastic syncope; Pathological laughter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPENDYMOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; EPENDYMOMA; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 34547130539     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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