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To: healy61
I think the outburst of inappropriate laughter is called hebophrenia.

ICD-10 Criteria for Hebephrenic Schizophrenia
A form of schizophrenia in which affective changes are prominent, delusions and hallucinations fleeting and fragmentary, behaviour irresponsible and unpredictable, and mannerisms common. The mood is shallow and inappropirate and often accompanied by giggling or self-satisfied, self-absorbed smiling, or by a lofty manner, grimaces, mannerisms, pranks, hypochondriacal complaints, and reiterated phrases. Thought is disorganized and speech rambling and incoherent. There is a tendency to remain solitary, and behaviour seems empty of purpose and feeling. This form of schizphrenia usually starts between the ages of 15 and 25 years and tends to have a poor prognosis because of the rapid development of "negative" symptoms, particularly flattening of affect and loss of volition.

Sounds more like the epilepsy described in my other link to me, but I'm not a physician so YMMV.

21 posted on 09/06/2010 12:47:21 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

WOW, man that describes Timmy G to a tee. You must have this stuff up!


35 posted on 09/06/2010 5:08:14 PM PDT by dusttoyou (Let the other side get all wee-wee'd up, Remember come November)
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To: philman_36

Yikes!! this describes someone I know.


37 posted on 09/06/2010 10:54:59 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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