Neurol Case Rep | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

A Case of Cervical Dystonia with Pathological Laughter

Vishnupriya V^*

Department of Psychiatry, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospitals (AVMCH), India

^*Correspondance to: Vishnupriya V 

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Abstract

Dystonia is a movement disorder whose main feature is a sustained or intermittent muscle contraction causing abnormal, often repetitive, movements. Cervical Dystonia (CD) is a type of focal dystonia affecting cervical muscles leading to abnormal postures and movements of the head, neck and shoulders. Pathological laughter and crying is a condition characterized by uncontrollable episodes of laughter and crying. It occurs without any apparent triggering stimulus or in response to a stimulus which had not resulted in cry or laughter prior to the onset of the condition. It is characterized as a disorder of emotional expression rather than disorder of feelings. Here we are presenting the case report of a patient with pathological laughter and cervical dystonia without any other neurological complications.

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Vishnupriya V. A Case of Cervical Dystonia with Pathological Laughter. Neurol Case Rep. 2020;3(1):1016..