A case report of hypertensive bleed presenting with pathological laughter: Focus on neurobiological correlates and pharmacological management

Pathological laughter and crying are episodes of either laughter or crying, which is intense and uncontrollable, usually lasting for brief periods and occurring in paroxysms. In the literature, pathological laughing and crying, emotionalism, pseudo-bulbar affect are synonymously used. Favorable evid...

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Main Authors: Sujita Kumar Kar, Akhila Kumar Panda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2015;volume=2;issue=1;spage=46;epage=49;aulast=Kar