title: The two sides of pseudo-bulbar disorder in multiple sclerosis: Comparing one patient's experience with a review of the neurologic literature.
abstract: A significant number of people with multiple sclerosis experience pathological laughing and weeping. This article presents two perspectives on these symptoms. First, the neurological literature is reviewed. Then, the patient's perspective is described in an essay written by a man who lives with pathological laughing and weeping, and his evaluations of the apparent costs and surprising benefits of these symptoms. Finally, psychological theories are discussed which link these two perspectives.
authors: Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Inc., 303 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02146, USA The Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center, Englewood, CO, USA Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA Department of Psychiatry, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Schwartz
authors: Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Inc., 303 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02146, USA.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Fierston
keywords: Affective disorder; Multiple sclerosis; Pathological laughing and weeping; Patient-centered; Pseudobulbar