笑死係一種罕見嘅死因,通常係由一陣大笑引起嘅心臟驟停或者窒息所引致嘅。自古希臘時代到依家都有笑死嘅案例紀錄。笑死嘅別稱「致命嘅歡鬧」(fatal hilarity),響1956年首次被使用[1]

病理生理 編輯

大笑不停可以引致心臟驟停或者窒息[2]。笑都可以引致收縮乏力、虛脫同昏厥[3][4],重會導致創傷[5]。因笑昏厥可以係因為下丘腦局灶性病變所引致[6]。因笑昏厥亦都會影響小腦[7]

笑可以係一種病。橋腦或者延髓嘅梗塞可以引致病人大笑,之後死去。以呢種方式死亡嘅病者可能被誤以為係笑死[8]

歷史上嘅笑死案例 編輯

歷史上曾經有少量嘅笑死案例,響近代,笑死嘅人主要都係因笑引致嘅心臟衰竭或窒息而死。

參考 編輯

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