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). The muscles in your ...

There are a number of chronic neurological disorders that exhibit pseudobulbar or bulbar palsy (dysarthria and dysphagia) and in which mutism supervenes. In pseudobulbar palsy there are bilateral ...

—The effort required to manage a patient’s physical manifestations of ALS often overshadows the disease’s psychological burdens. That’s changing. Reviewed by Aaron Miller, MD, Professor of Neurology, ...

Researchers have identified a new variant form of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) that is characterised by prominent acute bulbar palsy without neck or limb weakness. The fact that acute bulbar palsy ...

In the United States, an estimated 1 million individuals, which is more than the combined number of patients who have been diagnosed MS or ALS, have a PD diagnosis. 12 Worldwide, that number is 10 ...

We all know that laughter is the best medicine, but can too much of a good thing actually be bad? PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) is a condition that causes sudden and frequent bouts of uncontrollable ...

BLAIRSVILLE — In July 2023, Leslie McCracken noticed an issue with her speech, prompting her to see a doctor. It was seven months later when she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ...

Baahubali actor Anushka Shetty suffers from a rare laughing disorder also known as Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA). It is a neurological condition that causes uncontrollable episodes of laughing or crying.

This article is sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. In long-term care environments, it’s not uncommon for site staff including nurses, administrators, physical therapists, physicians and ...