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Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Although pseudobulbar affect (PBA)—which is characterized by uncontrollable and exaggerated or inappropriate laughing ...

Sudden uncontrollable emotional reactions, with or without crying outbursts, may be a symptom of a rare condition called pseudobulbar affect (PBA). The exaggerated emotional expressions associated ...

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Also known as Pseudobulbar Affect or PBA in medical literature, the condition leads to outbursts of uncontrolled or ...

The original description of pathological laughing and crying explained it as a behavioral phenomenon resulting from pseudobulbar palsy. In these patients, lesions to the corticobulbar motor ...

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Antidepressant medications and Nuedexta™, dextromethorphan/quinidine (DM/Q) are sometimes useful, particularly in controlling emotional lability (also known as pseudobulbar affect). Non-drug ...