Pathological laughter and crying in patients with pontine lesions: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 544-547

  Elyas, Amin E ^a   Bulters, Diederik O ^a   Sparrow, Owen C ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faciorespiratory center; Pathological laughter and crying; Pontine abscess; Stereotactically assisted aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL CRYING; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PONTINE DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ABSCESS; CRYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; SPHENOID SINUSITIS;

EID: 83055172295     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.PEDS11265     Document Type: Article

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