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Review
. 2017 Mar;13(1):15-21.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.019316.

Vocal cord dysfunction: a functional cause of respiratory distress

Miles Weinberger  1 , Devang Doshi  2
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Review

Vocal cord dysfunction: a functional cause of respiratory distress

Miles Weinberger et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2017 Mar.

Abstract

VCD has several clinical and physiological phenotypes, which should be individually identifiedhttp://ow.ly/orfb309fMxh.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Spirometry before and after exercise in the girl described in Case 1 showing the marked decrease in the inspiratory portion of the flow–volume loop in association with dyspnoea and an inspiratory wheeze-like sound (technically a high-pitched stridor; see video 1 with audio in the supplementary material). Reproduced from [6] with permission from the publisher.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Spirometry before and after the onset of dyspnoea in the girl described in Case 2 showing the marked decrease in the inspiratory and expiratory portion of the flow–volume loop in association with an inspiratory wheeze-like sound (technically a high-pitched stridor on inspiration) and a monophonic wheeze on expiration (see video 2 with audio in the supplementary material). Reproduced from [6] with permission from the publisher.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance image demonstrating herniation of the cerebellar tonsil below the foramen magnum consistent with a Chiari 1 malformation.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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