Management of Pathologic Laughter and Crying in Patients With Locked-In Syndrome: A Report of 4 Cases

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 775-778

  Sacco, Simona ^a,b   Sarà, Marco ^b   Pistoia, Francesca ^a,b   Conson, Massimiliano ^c   Albertini, Giorgio ^b   Carolei, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Casa di Cura San Raffaele   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy, cognitive; Case report; Crying; Emotional disturbances; Laughter; Locked in syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOLOGICAL CRYING; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PONS ANGLE; SWALLOWING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRYING; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40949156733     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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