"Fou rire prodromique" heralding a brainstem stroke.
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 56 (2) , 209-210
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.56.2.209
Abstract
A patient manifested pathological laughter heralding the onset of brainstem stroke leading to a "locked-in" state. The pathological laughter did not recur. MRI revealed a bilateral ventral pontine infarct. The clinico-anatomical correlations of this rare phenomenon of fou rire prodromique are discussed.Keywords
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