Symptoms Of Progressive Bulbar Palsy

Emotional Lability

Emotional lability is defined as the experience of uncontrollable laughter or crying as well as involuntary and sometimes inappropriate expression of emotion. Some individuals with progressive bulbar palsy develop difficulty in controlling their emotional responses. It is not entirely understood exactly why this occurs in some patients with the disease, but not others, but research indicates this may be due to the atrophy experienced in the lower brain nerves and muscles. Minor emotional lability may not require treatment, but for more severe cases, or for those cases in which outbursts are causing a fair amount of stress to the patient, physicians may opt to recommend treatments often given to individuals with depression to manage symptoms and provide relief.

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