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Is there a such thing called a laughing stroke?
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Emotional dyscontrol: A stroke can result in changes in emotional expression, and some pts have inappropriate outbursts of laughter or crying. A new product, neudexta, can help modulate or control this problem.
Answered 11/2/2012
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