neurological
Pseudobulbar affect
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA), or emotional incontinence, is a disorder characterized by brief, intense, uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing. The affect is triggered by emotionally trivial or neutral stimuli that are not necessarily related to the emotional state.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Episodes of uncontrollable laughing, crying, or other emotional displays that may not match the patient's mental state
Causes — why it happens
- ·Traumatic brain injury, ALS, multiple ,
How it's found
- ·During a evaluation
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