Pontine infarction due to basilar artery stenosis presenting as pathological laughter.
A 69-year-old woman presented right hemiparesis accompanied by pathological laughter ("fou rire prodromique"). The right hemiparesis progressed over several days and MRI revealed a left pontine infarct caused by basilar artery stenosis which was demonstrated by MRA.
Tei
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Department of Neurology, Toda Central General Hospital, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Sakamoto
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D000368:Aged; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000502:physiology*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology