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What Causes Infantile Spasms?

Hi doctor, my baby 10th month now. when he was 5th month he diagnosis from Infantile spasms. but now is sezires free. but my baby cry and laugh continu 7 to 8 hours. can some ped. neruo doctor given me best answer. what disease now my child suffer from.
Thu, 23 Jul 2015
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Uncontrolled laughing is a kind of epilepsy. Known as gelastic seizures. As he also has infantile spasms ,he may have some complex epilepsy syndrome which needs stringent antiepileptics
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What Causes Infantile Spasms?

Uncontrolled laughing is a kind of epilepsy. Known as gelastic seizures. As he also has infantile spasms ,he may have some complex epilepsy syndrome which needs stringent antiepileptics