Gondim F A A, Thomas F P, Oliveira G R, Cruz-Flores S
Department of Neurology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA.
Rev Neurol (Paris). 2004 Mar;160(3):277-83. doi: 10.1016/s0035-3787(04)70902-9.
Fou rire prodromique (prodrome of crazy laughter) is a rarely described nosological entity. In 1903, Charles Féré, a French neurologist, introduced the term fou rire prodromique to describe pathological laughter heralding an apoplectic event. He was also among the first to describe gelastic epilepsy. His description was influenced by Edouard Brissaud, who supported the existence of a thalamic center for laughter regulation and suggested that spasmodic laughter and crying were due to lesions of the faisceau psychique (anterior internal capsule) or to irritation of the faisceau géniculé (corticobulbar tract). One hundred Years later, we review the evolution of the theories about pathological laughter and crying from Charles Bell in the early XIXth Century, up to the seminal works of Kinnier Wilson and James Papez and the era of modern neuroscience.
前驱性狂笑（疯狂大笑的前驱症状）是一种很少被描述的疾病实体。1903年，法国神经学家查尔斯·费雷引入了“前驱性狂笑”一词，用于描述中风发作前的病理性大笑。他也是最早描述痴笑性癫痫的人之一。他的描述受到了爱德华·布里索的影响，布里索支持存在一个调节笑声的丘脑中枢，并认为痉挛性大笑和哭泣是由于精神束（前内囊）损伤或膝束（皮质延髓束）受刺激所致。一百年后，我们回顾了从19世纪早期查尔斯·贝尔开始，到金尼尔·威尔逊和詹姆斯·帕佩兹的开创性著作以及现代神经科学时代，关于病理性哭笑理论的演变。
