Fou rire prodromique heralding a left internal carotid artery occlusion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Four rire prodromique, described as pathological laughter preceding the onset of an apoplectic attack, is a rare phenomenon. A 61-year-old man manifested pathological laughter before a sudden right hemiplegia. MRI showed a left lenticular and caudate nucleus infarct with involvement of the external capsule and prerolandic area. MRA revealed a left internal carotid and middle cerebral artery occlusion. The clinicoanatomic correlates of this phenomenon are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Carotid Artery, Internal
- Hemiplegia
- Laughter