Chronic cough following cardiac transplantation: vagal Mitempfindung?
Since operation a cardiac transplant recipient has suffered from chronic, non-productive but intense coughing spells triggered by stimulation of the right external ear. This demonstrates the unusual phenomenon of acquired aberrant sensory referral.
Hammond
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Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ebers
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D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000294:innervation; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*