Brainstem compression from a trigeminal schwannoma presenting with pathological crying.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_10648550DDCD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Brainstem compression from a trigeminal schwannoma presenting with pathological crying.
Journal
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
Author(s)
Bhaskar I.P., Chacko A.G., Daniel R.T.
ISSN
0967-5868 (Print)
ISSN-L
0967-5868
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Volume
15
Number
3
Pages
322-324
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Patients with pathological laughter and crying have episodes of uncontrollable laughter, crying or both. Pathological laughter is a well-described entity secondary to various conditions such as multiple sclerosis, pseudo-bulbar palsy, cerebello-pontine angle tumours, clival chordomas and brainstem gliomas. Pathological crying is rare and there have been no previous reports of brainstem compression causing this entity. We report a patient who presented with pathological crying caused by a trigeminal schwannoma with a tumor-associated cyst indenting the pons. This case report confirms the involvement of the cortico-ponto-cerebellar pathways in the pathogenesis of pathological crying.
Keywords
Brain Stem/pathology, Brain Stem/physiopathology, Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/complications, Cranial Nerve Neoplasms/pathology, Crying, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Neurilemmoma/complications, Neurilemmoma/pathology, Trigeminal Nerve Diseases/complications, Trigeminal Nerve Diseases/pathology
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Web of science
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