Revisiting the pathoanatomy of pseudobulbar affect: mechanisms beyond corticobulbar dysfunction

Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2018 Feb;19(1-2):4-6. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2017.1392578. Epub 2017 Nov 2.

Authors

Peter Bede¹, Eoin Finegan¹

Affiliation

¹ a Quantitative Neuroimaging Group, Academic Unit of Neurology, Biomedical Sciences Institute , Trinity College Dublin , Dublin , Ireland.

PMID: 29092641
DOI: 10.1080/21678421.2017.1392578

No abstract available

Keywords: MRI; cerebellum; neuroimaging; pathological crying and laughing; pseudobulbar affect.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / complications*
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / physiopathology
Cerebellum / physiopathology*
Cognition Disorders / physiopathology*
Cognition Disorders / psychology
Crying / psychology
Humans
Laughter / psychology