title: About the mechanism of hiccup.
abstract: Every new empiric observation made over two millenia fueled the dispute as to whether hiccup (Hc) is a digestive or a respiratory reflex. A review of the literature, focusing attention on the probable mechanism of Hc, shows Hc as a neurogenic dysfunction of the 'valve function' between the inspiratory complex and the glottis closure complex.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Askenasy
mesh_terms: D005931:Glottis / Q000294:innervation; D006606:Hiccup / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000503:physiopathology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology