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Case Reports
. 1993 Feb;56(2):209-10.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.56.2.209.

"Fou rire prodromique" heralding a brainstem stroke

G M Wali  1
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"Fou rire prodromique" heralding a brainstem stroke

G M Wali. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

A patient manifested pathological laughter heralding the onset of brainstem stroke leading to a "locked-in" state. The pathological laughter did not recur. MRI revealed a bilateral ventral pontine infarct. The clinico-anatomical correlations of this rare phenomenon of fou rire prodromique are discussed.

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