Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a condition characterized by episodes of uncontrollable
laughing and/or crying that are not appropriate to the situation. PBA often occurs
in people with diseases that may affect the way the brain controls emotion. Such conditions
include the following:
- •Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- •Alzheimer disease
- •Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- •Parkinson's disease
- •Stroke
- •Traumatic brain injury
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