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Cases from the Greater Boston Epilepsy Society

The Greater Boston Epilepsy Society (GBES) is an informal group consisting of academic physicians, private practice neurologists, researchers, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other professionals devoted to the care of patients with epilepsy. It was founded in 1995 by Dr. Andrew Cole from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Gregory Holmes, at the time f...

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Medical Society

With the publication of the January number of its transactions, the Poona Medical Society completes the first year of its existence. The interest taken in the Society by its members is manifested by the numbers who attend its meetings, of which there have been three during the last quarter. The following gentlemen have shown cases and contributed articles of interest at the meetings, viz., Lieu...

"Fou rire prodromique" heralding a brainstem stroke.

A patient manifested pathological laughter heralding the onset of brainstem stroke leading to a "locked-in" state. The pathological laughter did not recur. MRI revealed a bilateral ventral pontine infarct. The clinico-anatomical correlations of this rare phenomenon of fou rire prodromique are discussed.