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17942514

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Paroxysmal dystonia is an uncommon but well-established feature of multiple sclerosis (MS). Attacks can occur in established MS and may even occasionally be the initial symptom of this disorder. Pathological laughter is usually seen as a pseudobulbar palsy in some diffuse neurological diseases, but cases have been described, mostly in ischaemic attacks or tumours, where it is presented as bursts of laughter of variable duration. The pathogenesis of neither of the two phenomena has been fully established but both have been reported as being positive phenomena resulting from ectopic activation with ephaptic spread. We describe the first reported case of a paroxysmal hemidystonia together with bursts of pathological laughter as the first manifestation of MS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1352-4585
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
262-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Paroxysmal dystonia and pathological laughter as a first manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain. maria6478@yahoo.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports