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Psychogenic gelastic seizures in a patient with hypothalamic hamartoma Volume 14, issue 2, June 2012

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Hoerth MT, Wellik KE, Demaerschalk B.M. Clinical predictors of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a critically appraised topic. The Neurologist 2008 ; 14 : 266-270.

LaFrance WC, Benbadis S.R. Differentiating frontal lobe epilepsy from psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Neurol Clin 2011 ; 29 : 149-162.

Oehl B, Brandt A, Fauser S, Bast T, Trippel M, Schulze-Bonhage A. Semiologic aspects of epileptic seizures in 31 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma. Epilepsia 2010 ; 51 : 2116-2123.

Tellez-Zenteno JF, Serrano-Almeida C, Moien-Afshari F. Gelastic seizures associated with hypothalamic hamartomas. An update in the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2008 ; 4 : 1021-1031.

Troester M, Haine-Schlagel R, Ng Y, et al. EEG and video-EEG monitoring has limited utility in patients with hypothalamic hamartomas and epilepsy. Epilepsia 2011 ; 52 : 1137-1143.