[Pathological laughter after the brainstem infarction].
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.
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Service de Neurologie, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France.
Drouineau
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J
Rosier
M P
MP
Alvarez
A
A
Gil
R
R
Neau
J P
JP
D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter / Q000523:psychology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010630:Phenindione / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D000925:Anticoagulants; D010630:Phenindione; C017673:fluindione