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Pathological Laughing in a Patient with a Pontine Tumor
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  • Gopi Nepal,
  • Pritam Gurung,
  • Anik Jha,
  • Durga Khadka,
  • Resha Shrestha,
  • Basant Pant
Gopi Nepal
Annapurna Neurological Institute and allied Sciences

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Pritam Gurung
Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences
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Anik Jha
Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences
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Durga Khadka
Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences
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Resha Shrestha
Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences
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Basant Pant
Annapurna Neurological Institute and allied Sciences
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Abstract

An 18-year-old man presented with the complaints of occasional headache and limb weakness associated with slurring of speech and purposeless laughing. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a diffuse altered signal intensity area involving the pons with asymmetrical expansion. The patient underwent surgical resection. Histology revealed WHO grade IV glioblastoma.

Peer review status:IN REVISION

10 Aug 2022Submitted to Clinical Case Reports
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11 Aug 2022Submission Checks Completed
11 Aug 2022Assigned to Editor
24 Aug 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
26 Sep 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Mar 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor