Pseudobulbar palsy is a syndrome about which little is known in spite of the fact that it not uncommonly follows cerebral vascular accidents and other forms of neurologic disease. It is our purpose, therefore, to present an anatomic and physiologic analysis of this condition. Magnus1first reported a case in which there were features characteristic of pseudobulbar palsy following multiple apoplectic attacks; he discussed the postmortem observations. Jolly2described a patient with multiple sclerosis and "progressive bulbar paralysis" whose bulbar nuclei were normal at autopsy; Barlow3emphasized the relation of bilateral cortical lesions to the syndrome. Ross4reviewed cases from an anatomic-functional point of view, and Oppenheim and Siemerling5differentiated pseudobulbar from true bulbar palsy. Hunter and Robertson6and Oettinger7reported typical cases. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS The designation "pseudobulbar palsy" is a misnomer. The term supranuclear bulbar paralysis would be more accurate. This term indicates the general position of the lesion