At my dads funeral i broke into uncontrollable laughter. I could not stop laughing. It was so bad I had to leave the funeral. I did not think anything was funny. It has never happened to me again.
Hi Kristy,
Yes, this symptom is odd in some ways but if it recurs, it is best that you have this checked by your attending physician or be referred to a neurologist for proper evaluation and to rule out the conditions mentioned above. Take care always.
I am 35 years old.
I Do think it is Odd and so does everyone else.
Kristy
You can read more about this through this links:
http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/04/14/4380063-uncontrollable-laughing-or-crying-is-no-joke
http://www.ilae-epilepsy.org/ctf/gelastic.html
Take care and regards.
How are you? Uncontrolled laughing or crying at inappropriate moments may be caused by a variety of underlying causes. Also called called involuntary emotional expression disorder, it can be associated with psychological issues, multiple sclerosis, ALS, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or any number of conditions can cause brain lesions or damage the communications between different parts of the brain.It can also be due to a rare form of epileptic episode called gelastic seizure which presents with uncontrolled laughter. It is best that you have this checked by your doctor or be referred to a neurologist for proper evaluation. Imaging studies such as CT scan or EEG may be done to rule out the conditions mentioned above. Take care and do keep us posted.
However, as the case of the pilot illustrates, there can be a variety of underlying causes for these ill-timed outbursts. The result is pathological laughing or crying, also sometimes called involuntary emotional expression disorder. Now, Cleveland Clinic researchers are testing an experimental treatment, a combination of two medications, dextromethorphan and low-dose quinidine, to help control the involuntary outbursts.