Comment on 'Cough syncope as a cause of motor vehicle crash: fatal distraction?'

Internal Medicine JournalVolume 53, Issue 7 p. 1295-1296 Letter to the Editor Comment on ‘Cough syncope as a cause of motor vehicle crash: fatal distraction?’ Chris Brook, Chris Brook [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-4115 Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Tenerife, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Burdon, Jonathan Burdon Consultant Respiratory Physician, East Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Trembath, Peter Trembath Epworth Richmond Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Chris Brook, Chris Brook [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0534-4115 Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), La Laguna, Tenerife, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorJonathan Burdon, Jonathan Burdon Consultant Respiratory Physician, East Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Trembath, Peter Trembath Epworth Richmond Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 July 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16163Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. References 1Guo H, Naughton CW, Naughton M. Cough syncope as a cause of motor vehicle crash: fatal distraction? Intern Med J 2022; 52: 139– 45. 2Dicpinigaitis PV, Lim L, Farmakidis C. Cough syncope. Respir Med 2014; 108: 244– 51. 3Kogan Y, Elias N, Slobodin G, Ohed M. Recurrent cough syncope due to pertussis in adults: report of three cases and review of the literature. J Med Cases 2016; 7: 266– 9 (see case 3). 4Ojo OT, Ozoh O. Cough syncope, an unusual presentation of asthma in adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016; 193: A3587. 5Pathria M, Clance K, Shah K, Jithpratuck W, Gandhi S, Krishnaswamy G. Resolution of cough syncope in eosinophilic lung disease by mepolizumab. Chest 2017; 152: A7. 6Rao DS, Infeld MD, Stern RC, Chelimsky TC. Cough-induced hemiplegic migraine with impaired consciousness in cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol 2006; 41: 171– 6. 7Noh S-M, Kang HG, Kim BJ. Syncope after influenza virus infection. J Korean Med Sci 2020; 35: e134. 8Algahtani H, Shirah B. Cough syncope induced by post nasal drip successfully managed with Gabapentin. Resp Med Case Rep 2017; 22: 47– 50. 9Mereu R, Taraborrelli P, Sau A, Di Toro A, Halim S, Hayat A et al. Diagnostic role of head-uptilt table test in patients with cough syncope. Eurospace 2016; 18: 1273– 9. 10Cooper GS, Meterko V. Cognitive bias research in forensic science: a systematic review. Forensic Sci Int 2019; 297: 35– 4. 11Dror IE, Kukucka J. Linear Sequential Unmasking-Expanded (LSU-E): a general approach for improving decision making as well as minimizing noise and bias. Forensic Sci Int Synerg 2021; 3: 100161. 12Evans J, Ullah S. Pericardial effusion presenting as cough syncope. Acute Med 2020; 19: 106– 9. 13Dickinson O, Akdemir B, Puppala VK, Krishnan B, Detloff BLS, Sakaguchi S et al. Blunted chronotropic response to hypotension in cough syncope. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2016; 2: 818– 24. 14King J, Hennessey S, Wingfield Digby J, Smith JA, Marsden P. Syncope: a complication of chronic cough. Breathe 2021; 17: 210094. 15McIntosh HD, Estes EH, Warren JV. The mechanism of cough syncope. Am Heart J 1956; 52: 70– 82. 16Schattner A. The wide-ranging spectrum of cough-induced complications and patient harm. Am J Med 2020; 133: 544– 51. Citing Literature Volume53, Issue7July 2023Pages 1295-1296 ReferencesRelatedInformation