Laugh-Induced Seizure
Laugh-Induced Seizure
Laugh-induced seizure remains a most unusual clinical entity, affecting quality of life most directly by laughing, which is an essential component of human life. Until February 2013, there was no case of laugh-induced seizure reported in the PubMed Central library, thus further study of this condition is required to guide clinicians in the proper management of the condition. As only limited data exist, clinicians must recommend a multimodal treatment, including a consideration of polytherapy and laugh-provocation avoidance.
Patients don't want to be sick. They don't make stuff up. It was frustrating for me to not be believed, to have multiple doctors tell me that all of my problems were psychiatric, just because I am bipolar. You know, people can have two diseases, as I turned out to have. It was very unusual for me to have bipolar symptoms and these symptoms, which had nothing to do with bipolar, and have people just tell me it was bipolar when I knew it wasn't. So, my message to doctors is: 'Believe your patients'.
Conclusions
Laugh-induced seizure remains a most unusual clinical entity, affecting quality of life most directly by laughing, which is an essential component of human life. Until February 2013, there was no case of laugh-induced seizure reported in the PubMed Central library, thus further study of this condition is required to guide clinicians in the proper management of the condition. As only limited data exist, clinicians must recommend a multimodal treatment, including a consideration of polytherapy and laugh-provocation avoidance.
Patient's Perspective
Patients don't want to be sick. They don't make stuff up. It was frustrating for me to not be believed, to have multiple doctors tell me that all of my problems were psychiatric, just because I am bipolar. You know, people can have two diseases, as I turned out to have. It was very unusual for me to have bipolar symptoms and these symptoms, which had nothing to do with bipolar, and have people just tell me it was bipolar when I knew it wasn't. So, my message to doctors is: 'Believe your patients'.