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  • Title: Posterior fossa tumors with pathological laughter.
    Author: Achari AN, Colover J.
    Journal: JAMA; 1976 Apr 05; 235(14):1469-71. PubMed ID: 1082942.
    Abstract:
    Of two patients with posterior fossa tumor and pathological laughter, one had extrinsic compression of the brain stem; the other had an intrinsic brain-stem lesion. Surgical removal of the epidermoid from the cerebellopontine angle cured the laughter. The euphoria of multiple sclerosis with paroxysmal laughter and a feeling of joy is to be differentiated from cases in which pathological laughter is a presenting complaint.
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