Table 2.

Patients (n, %) who were responsive (cough or UTC only) to stimulation of a somatic point for cough and number and intensity of evoked responses.

Somatic point for cough	Cough n (%)	UTC only n (%)	Cough Mean ± SD number	UTC Mean ± SD intensity
Head flexion or extension	69 (40)	43 (25)	1.67 ± 0.78	5.24 ± 2.14
Sternocleidomastoid muscle	33 (19)	20 (12)	2.25 ± 1.50	4.83 ± 2.37
Jugular notch	80 (47)	40 (24)	2.06 ± 1.12	5.55 ± 2.12
Cervico-dorsal spine	14 (8)	11 (6)	2.60 ± 1.82	4.11 ± 2.15
Sternum	38 (24)	24 (14)	2.12 ± 0.64	5.02 ± 2.34

n, number of patients; UTC, urge-to-cough.