Polverino Mario, Polverino Francesca, Fasolino Marco, Andò Filippo, Alfieri Antonio, De Blasio Francesco
Lung Diseases Institute, Medical Sciences Department, ASL Salerno, Viale S, Francesco, Nocera Inferiore (Salerno), Italy.
Multidiscip Respir Med. 2012 Jun 18;7(1):5. doi: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-5.
Coughing is an important defensive reflex that occurs through the stimulation of a complex reflex arc. It accounts for a significant number of consultations both at the level of general practitioner and of respiratory specialists. In this review we first analyze the cough reflex under normal conditions; then we analyze the anatomy and the neuro-pathophysiology of the cough reflex arc. The aim of this review is to provide the anatomic and pathophysiologic elements of evaluation of the complex and multiple etiologies of cough.
咳嗽是一种重要的防御性反射,通过复杂反射弧的刺激而发生。它在全科医生和呼吸专科医生的诊疗中都占了相当大的比例。在本综述中,我们首先分析正常情况下的咳嗽反射;然后分析咳嗽反射弧的解剖结构和神经病理生理学。本综述的目的是提供评估咳嗽复杂多样病因的解剖学和病理生理学依据。