If your crying and/or laughing doesn’t match how you feel,

it could be a sign of PBA.

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Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) is a medical condition causing sudden, frequent, uncontrollable crying and/or laughing that doesn’t match how you feel inside. It can happen in people with a brain injury or certain neurologic conditions.

It’s more common than you think.

Images of people affected by Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)

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Do you have PBA symptoms?
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What is PBA?

Amy, patient with Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) and her friend and caregiver Laura, talking over coffee

Laura is a real caregiver, and Amy is a real patient living with PBA.

PBA is different from depression.

Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) is sometimes mistaken for or attributed to depression, but the two are separate conditions with their own symptoms.

Learn what defines PBA

Laura is a real caregiver, and Amy is a real patient living with PBA.

Could you have PBA?

Take a short, 7-question quiz to find out if your crying and/or laughing episodes may suggest PBA. Discuss your quiz results with your healthcare provider to learn more about PBA.

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[My episodes are] embarrassing, and no one understands what is happening. I don't even understand. It is nice to finally learn more about this condition.

- Real PBA Patient

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Ask your healthcare provider how to manage PBA

Get tips for talking to your healthcare provider about your symptoms so you can start the conversation about PBA.

Neurologists, psychiatrists, internists, neuropsychiatrists, and physiatrists are types of healthcare providers who may be able to help identify PBA symptoms and diagnose properly.

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Supporting someone with PBA

If you know or care for someone with PBA, you may be wondering how you can help.

Caregiving for PBA

All ambassadors are real patients living with PBA or caregivers for real patients living with PBA.

Become a PBA Ambassador, like Dan

Dan is a patient with multiple sclerosis who was diagnosed with PBA. He joined the PBA Ambassador Program because he wanted to help spread the word about PBA. “I'm so grateful [to learn about PBA]. That's the whole reason I signed up to be an ambassador.”

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