[Pathological laughter after the brainstem infarction]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2000 Mar;156(3):281-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of 'fou rire prodromique' heralding a brainstem infarct with favorable prognosis after thrombolysis. Different clinical forms of pathological laughter, the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinico-anatomical correlations of this rare phenomenon are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Stem / blood supply
  • Brain Stem / pathology
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / diagnosis
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / psychology*
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / therapy*
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Functional Laterality / physiology
  • Humans
  • Laughter / psychology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenindione / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phenindione / therapeutic use
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Phenindione
  • fluindione