laryngospasm
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Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other substance. It may be associated with stridor or retractions.
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It is catalogued under topics including Anesthesia, Larynx disorders and Otorhinolaryngology.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
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Research
2,191 papers- [Laryngospasm].Revista brasileira de anestesiologia · 2009
- Pediatric laryngospasm.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2008
- Paroxysmal laryngospasm: Episodic closure of the upper airway.JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants · 2019
- Laryngospasm in neurological diseases.Neurocritical care · 2006
- Pediatric laryngospasm: prevention and treatment.Current opinion in anaesthesiology · 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
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- health specialty
- pulmonology
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0006511
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C79609
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Prevention
- Incidence
- Treatment
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of the trachea below the vocal folds detects the entry of water, mucus, blood, or other substance. It may be associated with stridor or retractions.
==Signs and symptoms==
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