Erschienen in:
01.08.2014 | Editorial
Biology and control of nausea and vomiting: outcomes of the 2013 University of Pittsburgh conference
verfasst von:
Charles C. Horn, Bill J. Yates
Erschienen in:
Experimental Brain Research
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Ausgabe 8/2014
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Excerpt
A variety of triggers can elicit nausea and vomiting, including ingested toxins, particular drugs such as anesthetics and cancer therapeutics, pregnancy, radiation, and motion that produces unexpected sensory inputs (Stern et al.
2011). Some individuals also suffer from cyclic vomiting syndrome, an under-recognized and often misdiagnosed condition that results in recurring attacks of nausea and vomiting without any apparent triggering mechanism (Lee et al.
2012). It is believed that common neural mechanisms mediate nausea and vomiting, despite the etiology, but there is considerable lack of insight into these mechanisms. …