Irrational, uncontrollable laughter can precede a stroke or occur with dementia. Sergei Oskin, neurologist of the Center for Molecular Diagnostics “CMD Obninsk” of the Central Epidemiological Research Institute of Rospotrebnadzor told the portal about this “Doctor Peter”.
According to Oskin, medical articles describe various pathological laughing episodes that precede a transient ischemic attack or stroke. It may also occur in Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, brain tumor, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Sometimes laughter or smiling is accompanied by epileptic seizures.
In rare cases of Tourette syndrome, patients may exhibit socially inappropriate behavior (such as swearing) or laugh inappropriately. Another disease that may be accompanied by involuntary laughter attacks is Angelman syndrome. As the doctor explains, this disease is characterized by microcephaly (small head size), severe mental disorder, speech disorder, epilepsy, ataxic movements, tongue protrusion, fits of laughter, sleep disorders and hyperactivity. The disease is seen in one in 12-20 thousand people.
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