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BMC Pediatr
November 2024
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Carrera 27 10-02 Barrio Álamos, Pereira, 660003, Colombia.
Background: Clowning has been used in many hospitals, particularly for children. Studies suggest the effectiveness of this methodology, but more evidence is needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a humour therapy intervention on biological markers, pain and anxiety levels in paediatric patients.
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April 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background: The heart of childhood nurtures an array of immature emotions. Through this rollercoaster of childhood emotions, from tears to laughter, it is the sole responsibility of a pediatric dentist to help the children navigate through their emotions with their empathetic actions. Whenever a child is anxious or fearful in the dental chair, the child may put forth his emotion through crying or taking up a flight response.
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June 2024
Internal Medicine, Fiona Stanely Hospital, Murdoch, AUS.
A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset uncontrollable laughter, 'fou rire prodromique' (prodrome of crazy laughter), and left leg weakness. Imaging revealed a right cerebral haemorrhage of the premotor cortex corresponding to the leg cortical representation. A history of excess phenylephrine use for sinusitis and migraine was subsequently obtained.
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July 2024
Department of Nursing, Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Objective: To explore the effectiveness of family participatory clown therapy in venipuncture in hospitalized children.
Methods: We recruited 104 children aged 3 to 6 years for a non-randomized controlled trial from March to December 2022. All participants required peripheral venepuncture infusions for treatment.
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is a neurological condition characterized by recurrent, inappropriate, and involuntary outbursts of emotion, primarily crying and laughter, which are dissociated from the individual's emotional experience. The precise underlying cause of PBA remains unknown; however, existing evidence suggests the involvement of dopaminergic, serotonergic, and glutamatergic neurotransmission within the corticopontine-cerebellar pathways responsible for regulating the motor expression of emotions. Additionally, PBA has been observed to co-occur with other neurocognitive and psychiatric disorders.
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