Pathological Laughter as a Symptom of Midbrain Infarction

Pathological laughter is an uncommon symptom usually caused by bilateral, diffuse cerebral lesions. It has rarely been reported in association with isolated cerebral lesions. Midbrain involvement causing pathological laughter is extremely unusual. We describe three patients who developed pathologica...

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Main Authors: Ron Dabby, Nathan Watemberg, Yair Lampl, Anda Eilam, Abraham Rapaport, Menachem Sadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/409248