Anyone can experience inappropriate laughter, and it is not a medical diagnosis. However, certain neurological and mental health conditions may make inappropriate laughter harder to avoid.

Unusual or uncontrollable laughter can signal serious health issues, according to neurologist Dr. Sudhir Kumar. Conditions like gelastic seizures, laughter-induced syncope, pathological laughter, and ...

Nervous laughter may be your brain’s way of dealing with negative emotions or events. It may also be a symptom of an underlying condition. Therapy may help if you find nervous laughter disrupts your ...

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A 40-year-old man’s uncontrollable, inappropriate laughter was more than a nuisance — it was a symptom of a rare form of epilepsy, according to doctors in Hawaii. The man had suffered since he was 8 ...