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