Stimulus-induced pathologic laughter due to basilar artery dissection

Neurology. 2005 Jun 28;64(12):2154-5. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000166033.90390.2A.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affective Symptoms / etiology*
  • Affective Symptoms / pathology
  • Affective Symptoms / physiopathology
  • Amygdala / physiology
  • Aneurysm, False / complications
  • Aneurysm, False / pathology
  • Aneurysm, False / physiopathology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Dissection / complications*
  • Aortic Dissection / pathology
  • Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications
  • Basilar Artery / pathology*
  • Basilar Artery / physiopathology
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / complications*
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / pathology
  • Brain Stem Infarctions / physiopathology
  • Deglutition / physiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Laughter* / physiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pons / blood supply
  • Pons / pathology*
  • Pons / physiopathology*
  • Pyramidal Tracts / injuries
  • Pyramidal Tracts / physiopathology
  • Respiratory Center / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vagus Nerve / physiopathology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Anticoagulants