 Laughter
"Laughter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as well as the inarticulate vocalization.
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D007845
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.530.614 F01.470.693
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laughter" by people in Profiles.
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Pressman PS, Simpson M, Gola K, Shdo SM, Spinelli EG, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini ML, Rankin K, Levenson RW. Observing conversational laughter in frontotemporal dementia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2017 05; 88(5):418-424.
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Arciniegas DB, Wortzel HS. Emotional and behavioral dyscontrol after traumatic brain injury. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2014 Mar; 37(1):31-53.
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McGraw AP, Warren C. Benign violations: making immoral behavior funny. Psychol Sci. 2010 Aug; 21(8):1141-9.
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Wortzel HS, Oster TJ, Anderson CA, Arciniegas DB. Pathological laughing and crying : epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment. CNS Drugs. 2008; 22(7):531-45.
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Parvizi J, Arciniegas DB, Bernardini GL, Hoffmann MW, Mohr JP, Rapoport MJ, Schmahmann JD, Silver JM, Tuhrim S. Diagnosis and management of pathological laughter and crying. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Nov; 81(11):1482-6.
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Panitch HS, Thisted RA, Smith RA, Wynn DR, Wymer JP, Achiron A, Vollmer TL, Mandler RN, Dietrich DW, Fletcher M, Pope LE, Berg JE, Miller A. Randomized, controlled trial of dextromethorphan/quinidine for pseudobulbar affect in multiple sclerosis. Ann Neurol. 2006 May; 59(5):780-7.
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Arciniegas DB. A clinical overview of pseudobulbar affect. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2005; 3 Suppl A:4-8; quiz 16-7.
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Arciniegas DB, Topkoff J. The neuropsychiatry of pathologic affect: an approach to evaluation and treatment. Semin Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2000 Oct; 5(4):290-306.
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POLAK PR, EMDE R, SPITZ RA. THE SMILING RESPONSE TO THE HUMAN FACE. I. METHODOLOGY, QUANTIFICATION AND NATURAL HISTORY. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1964 Aug; 139:103-9.
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