Pathological laughing and crying in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary report suggesting a role for the prefrontal cortex

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 69-73

  Feinstein, A ^a   O'Connor, P ^b   Gray, T ^b   Feinstein, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Cognition; Mood; Multiple sclerosis; Pathogenesis; Psychometric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0032892119     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859900500201     Document Type: Article

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