Pathological laughter as a presenting symptom of acoustic schwannoma: report of two cases

Two cases of acoustic schwannoma in a 48-year-old woman and 18-year-old male are reported. Both patients presented with an extremely unusual symptom of pathological laughter as a principal presenting symptom. Complete resection of the tumour via a retrosigmoid route resulted in an immediate resoluti...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2003-05, Vol.10 (3), p.384-386
Main Authors: Muzumdar, D.P, Goel, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acoustic schwannoma
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
brainstem
Female
Humans
Laughter - psychology
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - etiology
Middle Aged
Neurology
Neuroma, Acoustic - diagnosis
Neuroma, Acoustic - diagnostic imaging
Neuroma, Acoustic - psychology
pathological laughter
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:Two cases of acoustic schwannoma in a 48-year-old woman and 18-year-old male are reported. Both patients presented with an extremely unusual symptom of pathological laughter as a principal presenting symptom. Complete resection of the tumour via a retrosigmoid route resulted in an immediate resolution of pathological laughter.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/S0967-5868(03)00027-4