Arnold's nerve cough reflex: Evidence for chronic cough as a sensory vagal neuropathy

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages S748-S752

  Ryan, Nicole M ^a,b   Gibson, Peter G ^a,b   Birring, Surinder S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arnold's ear cough reflex; Gabapentin; Refractory chronic cough; Sensory vagal neuropathy

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARNOLD NERVE EAR COUGH REFLEX; ARNOLD NERVE REFLEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC COUGH; COUGHING; COUGHING BOUT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY THROAT; EXTRATHORACIC AIRWAY HYPERRESPONSIVENESS; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LEICESTER COUGH QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NOCTURNAL COUGH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFRACTORY CHRONIC COUGH; SCRATCHY; SENSORY LARYNGEAL NEUROPATHY; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SENSORY VAGAL NEUROPATHY; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOCAL CORD DISORDER;

EID: 85015419273     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.04.22     Document Type: Article

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