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Weak with laughter
S Overeem et al. Lancet. 1999.
Abstract
We found a marked reduction of H-reflex amplitude during laughter, suggesting that motor inhibition may underlie the feeling of being "weak with laughter". This effect may have a role in cataplexy, which is preferentially elicited by laughter.
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Gandevia SC, Butler JE, Taylor JL, Anand A, Paintal A. Gandevia SC, et al. Lancet. 1999 Dec 11;354(9195):2086. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)76834-3. Lancet. 1999. PMID: 10636406 No abstract available.
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