Prevalence and neurobehavioral correlates of pathological laughing and crying in multiple sclerosis

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1116-1121

  Feinstem, Anthony ^a   Feinstein, Karen ^a   Gray, Trevor ^a   O'Connor, Paul ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030767233     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550210050012     Document Type: Article

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