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 ...

Other drugs have been used for PBA, primarily in case studies and limited clinical studies. These drugs include other antidepressants (eg, mirtazapine, reboxetine, venlafaxine), lamotrigine, carbidopa ...

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 ...

Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) has been called many different things, including involuntary emotional expression disorder, emotional lability, pathological laughter and crying, emotional dysregulation, and ...

Pseudobulbar affect is a common complication of neurological impairment in stroke patients. Cognitive impairment during the acute phase after stroke is an independent risk factor for pseudobulbar ...

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 ...

One major source of disability in chronic neurological disorders in patients with pseudobulbar palsy is impaired communication. For the replacement of the voice in anarthritic and severely ...