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[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.

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C Couderq, J Drouineau, M P Rosier, A Alvarez, R Gil, J P Neau. 2000. [Pathological laughter after the brainstem infarction].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10740101/

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