DIAPHRAGMATIC TIC; A CASE REPORT
Authors: Clement J. Handron
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Case Reports1 April 1941DIAPHRAGMATIC TIC; A CASE REPORTCLEMENT J. HANDRON, M.D., F.A.C.P.CLEMENT J. HANDRON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-10-1909 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA variety of respiratory disorders are known to develop as a consequence of epidemic encephalitis and most of the reported cases of diaphragmatic tic have been of this character. Other cases have less frequently presented no apparent relation to any acute infectious process but are allied with gastrointestinal and circulatory malfunction. The case reported here is of that group.A white American female, aged 36 years, was first seen by me on February 15, 1938. Her chief complaint at that time was of a distressing train of events following the ingestion of food which she described as follows:"Sometimes at...References1. SIMONIN : Chorea of diaphragm, Paris méd., 1916, vi, 191. CHAVIGNY: Chorea of diaphragm, Paris méd., 1916, vi, 191. Google Scholar2. GAMBLEPEPPERMULLER CJOHGP: Post-encephalitic tic of diaphragm, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1925, lxxxv, 1485-1487. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SMITH WA: Respiratory disturbances following epidemic encephalitis, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1926, xv, 617. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. KULKENKAMP G: Tremor of diaphragm following influenza, Deutsch. Ztschr., 1926, xciv, 312-314. Google Scholar5. DOWMAN CE: Relief of diaphragmatic tic following encephalitis by section of phrenic nerves, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1927, lxxxviii. Google Scholar6. SPEIRS GO: Encephalitic diaphragmatic spasm relieved by phrenectomy, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1929, lxix, 407-413. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SKILLERN PG: Tic of diaphragm relieved by resection of phrenic nerves, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvi, 2098-99. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. LURJESTERN SJBM: Connection of cardiodiaphragmatic syndrome and collection of air in left hypochondrium, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1931, cxv, 552-569. Google Scholar9. ROEMHELD L: Discussion of cardiodiaphragmatic syndrome, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1932, cxix, 541-544. Google Scholar10. GREEN B: Division of both phrenics for relief of spasm of diaphragm following encephalitis, South. Med. Jr., 1932, xxv, 392-394. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. WINKLER F: Cardiac pain and relation to diaphragmatic angina, Wien. med. Wchnschr., 1933, lxxxiii, 447-450. Google Scholar12. HOFFBAUER L: Angina pectoris diaphragmatica, München. med. Wchnschr., 1933, lxxx, 411-415. Google Scholar13. KARELITZ S: Unusual manifestations of tetany, cardiospasm and unilateral diaphragmatic spasm, 1932, Libman Anniversary Vol. No. 11. Google Scholar14. GILLMCARDLE WGMJ: Two cases of pseudotympanites caused by hysterical spasm of diaphragm, Guy's Hosp. Rep., 1934, lxxxiv, 94-99. Google Scholar15. SMITH H: Diaphragmatic tic relieved by section of phrenic nerves, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 837-840. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. PORTER WB: Diaphragmatic flutter with symptoms of angina pectoris, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 992-994. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. JACKSONJACKSON DEHL: Experimental and clinical observations regarding angina and some related symptoms, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1936, xxi, 993-1006. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Troy, New York*Received for publication September 16, 1939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byZwerchfellParoxysmal flutter of the diaphragmZwerchfellDiaphragmatic flutterPathologische PhysiologieDie Erkrankungen des ZwerchfellsTic of the respiratory musclesInterrelations between hiccup and the electrocardiogramDIAPHRAGMATIC FLUTTER 1 April 1941Volume 14, Issue 10Page: 1909-1915KeywordsEncephalitisFoodGastrointestinal infectionsIngestion ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...