CA_092018_Feature-2_Image Pseudobulbar affect is a significant national health issue in the United States, with approximately 2 million individuals affected. Pseudobulbar affect is characterized by ...

Laughing and crying are normal human responses to emotion, but when it becomes sudden, frequent, uncontrollable and doesn’t match how you feel, it might be a sign of a medical condition called ...

“Understanding Pseudobulbar Affect,” the inaugural publication of the new Insights & Implications in Gerontology series from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses an often overlooked or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA approved combined dextromethorphan hydrobromide and quinidine sulfate for the treatment of pseudobulbar ...

In the United States, an estimated 1 million individuals, which is more than the combined number of patients who have been diagnosed MS or ALS, have a PD diagnosis. 12 Worldwide, that number is 10 ...

—The effort required to manage a patient’s physical manifestations of ALS often overshadows the disease’s psychological burdens. That’s changing. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, ...

Perhaps this situation sounds familiar to you: you are having a calm discussion with a friend about a topic you don't find emotional whatsoever, and you notice that tears are welling up in your friend ...

Pseudobulbar affect is a common complication of neurological impairment in stroke patients. Cognitive impairment during the acute phase after stroke is an independent risk factor for pseudobulbar ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Imagine what life would be like if you had no control over your emotions. Imagine how uncomfortable life would be if you started sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the ...

Two sets of published diagnostic criteria are available to help differentiate PBA from depression. The first set of diagnostic criteria was developed by Poeck in 1969. 3 These 4 criteria include: ...