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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Managing Cough in Pediatric Neuromuscular Disorders: Lung Function and Care Strategies.

Simone Foti Randazzese, Grazia Fenu, Claudia Calogero, Enrico Lombardi, Sara Manti

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Simone Foti RandazzesePediatric Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7084-5605
Grazia FenuPediatric Pulmonary Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Viale Pieraccini, 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4360-8417
Claudia CalogeroPediatric Pulmonary Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Viale Pieraccini, 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Enrico LombardiPediatric Pulmonary Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Viale Pieraccini, 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Sara MantiPediatric Unit, Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98124 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7664-3083

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Children with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) are at high risk for respiratory complications due to impaired cough and weakness of respiratory muscles. Effective cough is essential for airway clearance, infections' prevention, and maintaining lung function. This narrative review explores the physiology of cough, the consequences of cough insufficiency, and methods for assessing respiratory function in pediatric NMDs. It discusses current care strategies including airway clearance techniques, respiratory muscle training, and preventive and supportive interventions. Emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary management and early intervention to improve outcomes and quality of life.

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care strategiescoughlung functionneuromuscular disorderspediatrics

Identifiers

PMID41153559
PMCPMC12564417

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