A REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL BASIS OF LARYNGOSPASM AND A DISCUSSION OF THE NERVE PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN THE REFLEX AND ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN MAN AND ANIMALS
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- 1 October 1970
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 42 (10) , 891-899
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/42.10.891
Abstract
A brief consideration of the innervation of the larynx is presented as a prelude to a discussion of the significance in man of studies on laryngospasm in experimental animals. Particular attention has been paid to the forms of stimulation which lead to restriction of the airway in laryngospasm. Evidence implicating smell, nasal (trigeminal) irritation, buccal, pharyngeal, laryngeal and upper abdominal stimulation or manipulation has been reviewed. Both, the clinical significance of laryngospasm and conditions predisposing towards its occurrence have been discussed. Means of avoiding the occurrence of laryngospasm and methods of overcoming it once it has occurred have been reviewed.Keywords
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