Pathological laughing as a manifestation in a clinically isolated brainstem syndrome: A case report

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-294

  Kocer, Belgin ^a,b   Oner, Yusuf ^a   Batur, Hale ^a   Nazliel, Bijen ^a   Cengiz, Bulent ^a   Tali, Turgut ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sedat Simavi Sokak   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinically isolated syndromes; Multiple sclerosis; Pathological laughing; Pathophysiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINE; CREATINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INOSITOL; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAINSTEM SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DYSARTHRIA; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 67650754589     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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