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Posterior Fossa Lesion Load and Pathological Laughing and Crying in Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pathological laughing and crying (PLC) encompasses episodes of involuntary laughing, crying, or both that are contextually incongruous with the individual's subjective mood. Despite a 10% to 46% prevalence in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and reduced quality of life, localization of neuroanatomical lesions associated with PLC remains poorly delineated. METHODS: The relationship between posterior fossa lesions and PLC in people …

Authors

Luhoway JA; Sharma M; Menon S; Rosehart H; Morrow SA

Journal

International Journal of MS Care, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 135–142

Publisher

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers

Publication Date

May 1, 2019

DOI

10.7224/1537-2073.2018-016

ISSN

1537-2073