title: [Pathological laughter after the brainstem infarction].
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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, CHU La Milétrie, Poitiers, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Couderq
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drouineau
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rosier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Neau
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010630:Phenindione; C017673:fluindione