TY - JOUR AU - Bassani, R. AU - Rosazza, C. AU - Ghirardin, L. AU - Caldiera, V. AU - Banco, E. AU - Casati, C. AU - Tesio, L. PY - 2017 DA - 2017/02/24 TI - Crying spells triggered by thumb-index rubbing after thalamic stroke: a case report JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 109 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Pathologic crying, devoid of any emotional counterpart, is known to occur as a consequence of various brain stem, cortical hemispheric and cerebellar lesions or, quite exceptionally, of “dacrystic” epilepsy. The case reported here suggests that thalamic lesions may also cause crying spells, under the special circumstances described below. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2425-z DO - 10.1186/s13104-017-2425-z ID - Bassani2017 ER -