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Pertaining to laughter; used in laughing. «Gelastic muscles.» Sir T. Browne.
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Gelastic is a term often used in medical terminology to indicate an association of a symptom or syndrome with laughter. The word originates from the Greek gelastikos -- gelaein , to laugh.
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Gelastic epilepsy or epileptic seizure. The seizures of gelastic epilepsy are characterized by spells of involuntary laughter.Gelastic epilepsy often results from a developmental abnormality of the brain known as hypothalamic hamartoma.
Gelastic syncope (referred to in one paper also as "Seinfeld" syncope after the famous long-running US TV show: "Seinfeld syncope". Cox SV, Eisenhauer AC, Hreib K. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Oct;42(2):242. )
References
- ILAE Glossary of Descriptive Terminology for Ictal Semiology, Epilepsia, 2001.
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