Gelastic presyncope: An unusual manifestation in an elderly patient

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 749-750

  Gullapalli, Dakshinamurty N ^a   Belak, Zenon A ^a   Marte Grau, Andres ^a   Bollu, Madhavi ^a   Reddy, Pavan ^a   Bobba, Ravi K ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GELASTIC PRESYNCOPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESYNCOPE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 63849312348     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02208.x     Document Type: Letter

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