Gelastic seizures are often associated with hypothalamic hamartomas. However, focal cortical dysplasias can also cause “laughing seizures”, and such cases can be difficult to localize with EEG. This case report presents a 29-year-old woman who was successfully rendered free of gelastic seizures after resection of a frontal cortical dysplasia, localized through MRI and SPECT imaging. [Published ...

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BACKGROUND To describe cerebellar abnormalities in a family composed by a father and two affected sibs with Adams Oliver syndrome (AOS) (OMIM 100300). MATERIAL/METHODS Brain MRI and MR angiography were performed at 1.5T. RESULTS The siblings presented cerebellar cortex dysplasia characterized by the presence of cysts. CONCLUSIONS Abnormalities of CNS are an unusual manifestation of AOS. T...