Assessment of Dystussia in Traumatic Brain Injury

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate coughing in people who have had a brain injury. It is hypothesized that individuals who have sustained a brain injury will demonstrate differences in cough waveform and respiratory measures compared to individuals who have not sustained a brain injury.

Timeline

Start

2013-03

Primary completion

2015-06

Completion

2015-06

Publications

• Silverman E, Sapienza CM, Miller S, Carnaby G, Levy C, Tsai HW, Davenport PW. Preliminary Evidence of Reduced Urge to Cough and Cough Response in Four Individuals following Remote Traumatic Brain Injury with Tracheostomy. Can Respir J. 2016;2016:6875210. doi: 10.1155/2016/6875210. Epub 2016 Sep 27.

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