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7638419

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Hiccoughs are an involuntary spasmodic and coordinated contractions of the inspiratory muscles associated with a delayed and sudden closure of the glottis which is responsible for the characteristic noise. The pathophysiology of hiccoughs have not been elucidated. There have only been a few observations describing the sequence of inspiratory muscle activation and these suggest that the control of hiccoughs is within the central nervous system. The clinical circumstances associated with acute benign hiccoughs are both numerous and disparate. In these cases, when they stop spontaneously or as a result of simple physical manoeuvres hiccoughs do not require any particular medical attention. Chronic hiccoughs, defined as hiccoughs persisting for more than 24 hours or recurring as repetitive attacks are a rare phenomenon. The causes cover the whole of organic pathology. Systematic protocols of complementary examinations most often enable an underlying organic cause to be found. Amongst these, particular attention should be paid to oesophageal causes by the reason of their being the most frequent. An important place should be reserved for the aetiological treatment as is frequently enables a remission of chronic hiccough.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0761-8425
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-29
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Hiccups in adults].
pubmed:affiliation
S.O.S. Hoquet: Service de Pneumologie, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review