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Association of Pseudobulbar Affect Symptoms with Quality of Life and Healthcare Costs in Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is an affect disinhibition syndrome characterized by uncontrollable, exaggerated, and often inappropriate outbursts of crying or laughing.(Schiffer and Pope, 2005) It has been associated with disruption or damage to neural systems that modulate voluntary and involuntary emotional expression(Wortzel et al., 2008, Parvizi et al., 2009, Lauterbach et al., 2013)PBA has been identified in patients with a multitude of neurological disorders, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease.(Moore et al., 1997, Schiffer and Pope, 2...
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - October 15, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: James L. Rudolph, Jennifer R. Fonda, Phillip R. Hunt, Regina E. McGlinchey, William P. Milberg, Matthew W. Reynolds, Charles Yonan Source Type: research
