Pseudobulbar Affect - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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Pseudobulbar Affect - Symptoms, Causes, and
Treatment

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What is Pseudobulbar Affect?

• Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a state that is
  characterized by episodes of unexpected
  uncontrollable and inappropriate laughing or
  crying. Pseudobulbar affect generally happens in
  people suffering from specific neurological
  conditions or injuries, which may affect the way
  the brain controls emotion.
• If you have a pseudobulbar affect, you will
  experience emotions normally, but you will
  sometimes express them exaggeratedly or
  inappropriately. As a result, the condition could
  be embarrassing and disruptive to your daily
  life.
• Pseudobulbar affect usually goes undiagnosed or
  is misunderstood for mood disorders. Once
  diagnosed, however, pseudobulbar affect could be
  managed with medication.

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Symptoms of Pseudobulbar Affect 

• The main sign of pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is
  common, involuntary, and uncontrollable outbursts
  of crying or laughing which are exaggerated or
  not connected to your emotional condition.
  Laughter usually turns to tears. Your mood will
  appear normal between episodes, which could
  happen at any time. Crying appears to be a more
  frequent sign of PBA than laughing.
• The level of the emotional response caused by PBA
  is usually striking, with crying or laughing
  lasting until several minutes. For instance, you
  may laugh uncontrollably in response to a mildly
  amusing comment. Or you may laugh or cry in
  situations that others do not see as funny or
  sad. These emotional responses generally
  represent a change in the way you would have
  responded previously.

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Causes of Pseudobulbar Affect 

• Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) generally happens in
  people with neurological conditions or injuries,
  including
•    Stroke
•    Multiple sclerosis (MS)
•    Traumatic brain injury
•    Alzheimer's disease
•    Parkinson's disease
• While further research is required, the cause of
  PBA is believed to involve injury to the
  neurological pathways that regulate the external
  expression of emotion (affect).
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