A new drug may be the first to give relief to sufferers of pseudobulbar affect. Nov. 4, 2010— -- When David Diehl, a third-generation family farmer, became a paraplegic five days after an ...

Pseudobulbar palsy, also known as involuntary emotional expression disorder, is a condition that affects your ability to control of the muscles in your face (including your jaw).

Pseudobulbar affect has been associated with depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. A pilot study looks at these relationships in more detail.

“Understanding Pseudobulbar Affect,” the inaugural publication of the new Insights & Implications in Gerontology series from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses an often ...

Depression Understanding Pseudobulbar Affect Many diagnosed with depression suffer from a different, treatable disorder. Posted October 18, 2011 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina ...

Today we recognize that the manifestations of pseudobulbar affect (PBA)—crying, and sometimes laughter—may be unrelated to a patient’s emotions, or at least to the intensity of those emotions.

Pseudobulbar affect episodes typically occur out of proportion or incongruent to the patient’s underlying emotional state. Nuedexta contains 20mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide and 10mg of ...

Managing Pseudobulbar Affect The first step in managing PBA is proper diagnosis. Unfortunately, PBA is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder, leading to ineffective treatment.

The pseudobulbar effect - It causes uncontrolled emotional outbursts, The movie ‘Joker’ highlights pseudobulbar effect also known as emotional incontinence. TheHealthSite.com ...

PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) is a condition that causes sudden and frequent bouts of uncontrollable crying and/or laughing. It can happen in people with a brain injury or certain neurological conditions.

Of note, one neurological condition that is often mistaken for depression is Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA), which impacts an estimated 1.8 million people in the US 1.