Treatment of recalcitrant cough with baclofen

Treatment of recalcitrant cough with baclofen

Background: Chronic dry cough is a debilitating symptom often refractory to standard antitussive therapy. It may result from increased sensitivity of the cough reflex. Baclofen, an agonist of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), has been shown, in animals, to have antitussive activity via a central mecha...

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Main Authors: Paolo Agostinis, Paola Bardus, Vito Di Piazza, Ferdinando Dassi, Nadia Durigon, Alfio Englaro, Patrizia Grillo, Euro Marchetti, Tiziano Petris, Enzo Sabatini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Cough
Baclofen
GABA.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/274

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