Pathological laughter: Common vs, unusual aetiology and presentation

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 184-189

  Arlazaroff, Aharon ^a   Mester, Roberta ^a   Spivak, Baruch ^a   Klein, Colin ^a   Toren, Paz ^a  

^a NESS ZIONA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032252987     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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