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My grandmother had been diagnosed with Pseudobulbar Affect after we took her to a neurologist. We took her because she was moaning and making "goat sounds." She was never diagnosed with Dementia/Alzheimer's.


I suspect these moans, whimpers, goat sounds were related to possible dementia, not Pseudobulbar Affect. I was hoping someone here might know. She never laughed at all, just moaned so I don't know why or how the neurologist came to this conclusion.

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I had to do a little research, I don't have any personal experience.

PBA is something that shows up as the result of brain damage, and Alzheimer's and other dementias damage the brain so PBA is an explanation, not a diagnosis. People here on the forum have taught me that when you've seen one person with dementia you've only seen one person with dementia - the symptoms are extremely varied and although they follow a similar trajectory they are unique to each. This article might help you:

https://alzheimersnewstoday.com/pseudobulbar-affect-alzheimers-disease/
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