A baby boy who giggled uncontrollably had a rare brain tumour, causing laughing seizures for up to 17 hours a day. Jack Young's parents, Gemma and Ed, of Winscombe, north Somerset, thought their baby ...

A seven-year-old boy gives off an adorable smile moments before having a seizure as a result of a rare condition. Nathan Box, seven, from Hornchurch, was struck down by a mystery illness two years ago ...

Charlottesville, VA (April 9, 2013).Neurosurgeons at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the ...

About six times a day for most of his two years, Nicholas Worthington would break out into a heartbreaking laugh. In one of nature's cruel ironies, the laughter is a symptom of hypothalamic hamartoma, ...

For many of us, laughter is a perfectly normal part of human existence: it helps us build relationships, generates good brain chemicals, and releases pent-up tension. It can even improve your ...

A toddler has been diagnosed with a brain tumour after doctors initially thought he simply had acid reflux. Beth Olone and Jake Hogg welcomed Mason Hogg into the world slightly earlier than expected ...

Nathan Box pictured moments before suffering one of his seizures (Picture: East News) Every time Nathan Box gives the ‘most beautiful smile’ he suffers a devastating seizure that mystified doctors.

The mother of a Middlesbrough tot suffering from a brain tumour has been left "overwhelmed" after a huge charity day saw her fundraiser add a whopping £3k. Mason Hogg was diagnosed with a ...

Neurosurgeons report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent ...