Crying spells triggered by thumb-index rubbing after thalamic stroke: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pathologic crying, devoid of any emotional counterpart, is known to occur as a consequence of various brain stem, cortical hemispheric and cerebellar lesions or, quite exceptionally, of “dacrystic” epilepsy. The case reported here suggests that thalamic lesions may also cause crying spel...

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Published in:BMC Res Notes
Main Authors: Bassani, R., Rosazza, C., Ghirardin, L., Caldiera, V., Banco, E., Casati, C., Tesio, L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5326498/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235422
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2425-z
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