The inferior frontal gyrus and cough
We present a case of a patient with a tumor close to the right inferior frontal gyrus. The only symptom this patient had was a disturbing dry cough. After removal of the tumor the cough disappeared immediately. Review of the literature showed that there is a control center of voluntary cough in the...
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| author | Homajoun Maslehaty Athanasios K. Petridis |
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| description | We present a case of a patient with a tumor close to the right inferior frontal gyrus. The only symptom this patient had was a disturbing dry cough. After removal of the tumor the cough disappeared immediately. Review of the literature showed that there is a control center of voluntary cough in the right inferior frontal gyrus. Our case suggests that there might be such a center, which can be affected by a tumor close to it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e11b0d467f9e4cdbbf2fcf676306aa082022-12-22T02:12:51ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832014-03-014110.4081/cp.2014.609260The inferior frontal gyrus and coughHomajoun Maslehaty0Athanasios K. Petridis1Department of Neurosurgery, Wedau and Sana Kliniken, DuisburgDepartment of Neurosurgery, Wedau and Sana Kliniken, DuisburgWe present a case of a patient with a tumor close to the right inferior frontal gyrus. The only symptom this patient had was a disturbing dry cough. After removal of the tumor the cough disappeared immediately. Review of the literature showed that there is a control center of voluntary cough in the right inferior frontal gyrus. Our case suggests that there might be such a center, which can be affected by a tumor close to it.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/609inferior frontal gyruscoughsupramedullary center. |
| spellingShingle | Homajoun Maslehaty Athanasios K. Petridis The inferior frontal gyrus and cough Clinics and Practice inferior frontal gyrus cough supramedullary center. |
| title | The inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| title_full | The inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| title_fullStr | The inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| title_full_unstemmed | The inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| title_short | The inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| title_sort | inferior frontal gyrus and cough |
| topic | inferior frontal gyrus cough supramedullary center. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/609 |
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