Spontaneous crying / stroke

[fedor]

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Can spontaneous uncontrollable crying be a symptom of a stroke or TIA?

If so, how often is it seen.

 

[NR117]

Can spontaneous uncontrollable crying be a symptom of a stroke or TIA?

If so, how often is it seen.

As far as I know, that's generally seen with a pseudobulbar palsy resulting from degenerative disease but it could conceivably result from a stroke affecting the frontal lobes. I don't believe it's common at all.

 

[TruTrooper]

Can spontaneous uncontrollable crying be a symptom of a stroke or TIA?

If so, how often is it seen.

Yes. It is called "pseudobulbar effect" and typically occurs as a result of a stroke.

 

[fedor]

Check out this article:

"Crying spells as symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack"

http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/68/6/800a

What happens when a patient shows up to the ED with uncontrollable crying and w/o any history or any signs of any trauma or path? Would the ED immediately call a psych consult in this case?

 

[NR117]

Check out this article:

"Crying spells as symptoms of a transient ischaemic attack"

http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/68/6/800a

What happens when a patient shows up to the ED with uncontrollable crying and w/o any history or any signs of any trauma or path? Would the ED immediately call a psych consult in this case?

Not sure what the Emerg Doc would do in this situation but I'm pretty sure that a TIA would not be high on his differential dx! 😉
Interesting abstract, btw...