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Finding of yawning

MedGen UID:
12185
•Concept ID:
C0043387
•
Finding
Synonyms: Yawning; Yawnings
SNOMED CT: Observation of yawning (301250005); Yawning, function (37993006); Yawning (248626009); Finding of yawning (301250005); Yawning (37993006); Yawn (37993006)

Definition

An involuntary deep inhalation with the mouth open, often a sign of drowsiness or boredom. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFinding of yawning

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Ambiguous Role of Caffeine in Migraine Headache: From Trigger to Treatment.
Nowaczewska M, Wiciński M, Kaźmierczak W
Nutrients 2020 Jul 28;12(8) doi: 10.3390/nu12082259. PMID: 32731623Free PMC Article
Kratom Dependence and Treatment Options: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.
Bin Abdullah MFIL
Curr Drug Targets 2020;21(15):1566-1579. doi: 10.2174/1389450121666200719011653. PMID: 32682371
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: challenges and opportunities for diagnosis and treatment.
Koch A, Cox H, Mizrahi V
Curr Opin Pharmacol 2018 Oct;42:7-15. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2018.05.013. PMID: 29885623Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Swallow Detection with Acoustics and Accelerometric-Based Wearable Technology: A Scoping Review.
So BP, Chan TT, Liu L, Yip CC, Lim HJ, Lam WK, Wong DW, Cheung DSK, Cheung JC
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Dec 22;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010170. PMID: 36612490Free PMC Article
Yawn contagion in bonobos: Another group, another story.
Norscia I, Caselli M, De Meo G, Cordoni G, Guéry JP, Demuru E
Am J Primatol 2022 Mar;84(3):e23366. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/ajp.23366. PMID: 35098561Free PMC Article
Putting Your Trauma Lens On.
Forkey H
Pediatr Ann 2019 Jul 1;48(7):e269-e273. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20190618-01. PMID: 31305944
Frailty: mind the gap.
Mudge AM, Hubbard RE
Age Ageing 2018 Jul;47(4):508-511. Epub 2017 Dec 29 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx193. PMID: 29300808
Migraine and Yawning.
Güven B, Güven H, Çomoğlu SS
Headache 2018 Feb;58(2):210-216. Epub 2017 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/head.13195. PMID: 28960327

Diagnosis

Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
The Migraine Premonitory Phase.
Karsan N, Bose P, Goadsby PJ
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Aug;24(4, Headache):996-1008. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000624. PMID: 30074545
Pathological Yawning, Laughing and Crying.
Walusinski O
Front Neurol Neurosci 2018;41:40-49. Epub 2017 Nov 16 doi: 10.1159/000475691. PMID: 29145182
Migraine and Yawning.
Güven B, Güven H, Çomoğlu SS
Headache 2018 Feb;58(2):210-216. Epub 2017 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/head.13195. PMID: 28960327
Yawning and thermoregulation.
Gallup AC, Gallup GG Jr
Physiol Behav 2008 Sep 3;95(1-2):10-6. Epub 2008 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.05.003. PMID: 18550130

Therapy

Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Antidepressant-Induced Yawning.
Khawaja H, Sanjel A, Upadhyay E, Khawaja IS
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Mar 11;23(2) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20l02713. PMID: 34000114
The Ambiguous Role of Caffeine in Migraine Headache: From Trigger to Treatment.
Nowaczewska M, Wiciński M, Kaźmierczak W
Nutrients 2020 Jul 28;12(8) doi: 10.3390/nu12082259. PMID: 32731623Free PMC Article
Drug-induced yawning--a review.
Patatanian E, Williams NT
Ann Pharmacother 2011 Oct;45(10):1297-301. Epub 2011 Sep 20 doi: 10.1345/aph.1Q255. PMID: 21934035
Dopamine and migraine.
Peroutka SJ
Neurology 1997 Sep;49(3):650-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.49.3.650. PMID: 9305317

Prognosis

Fetal movements: the origin of human behaviour.
Einspieler C, Prayer D, Marschik PB
Dev Med Child Neurol 2021 Oct;63(10):1142-1148. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14918. PMID: 33973235
Frailty: mind the gap.
Mudge AM, Hubbard RE
Age Ageing 2018 Jul;47(4):508-511. Epub 2017 Dec 29 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx193. PMID: 29300808
Interplay between yawning and vigilance: a review of the experimental evidence.
Guggisberg AG, Mathis J, Hess CW
Front Neurol Neurosci 2010;28:47-54. Epub 2010 Mar 26 doi: 10.1159/000307079. PMID: 20357462
Fetal yawning.
Walusinski O
Front Neurol Neurosci 2010;28:32-41. Epub 2010 Mar 26 doi: 10.1159/000307075. PMID: 20357460
Yawning throughout life.
Giganti F, Salzarulo P
Front Neurol Neurosci 2010;28:26-31. Epub 2010 Mar 26 doi: 10.1159/000307072. PMID: 20357459

Clinical prediction guides

Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Explaining mirror-touch synesthesia.
Ward J, Banissy MJ
Cogn Neurosci 2015;6(2-3):118-33. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1080/17588928.2015.1042444. PMID: 25893437
Why do we yawn?
Guggisberg AG, Mathis J, Schnider A, Hess CW
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2010 Jul;34(8):1267-76. Epub 2010 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.03.008. PMID: 20382180
Fetal yawning.
Walusinski O
Front Neurol Neurosci 2010;28:32-41. Epub 2010 Mar 26 doi: 10.1159/000307075. PMID: 20357460
Yawning?
Schiller F
J Hist Neurosci 2002 Dec;11(4):392-401. doi: 10.1076/jhin.11.4.392.8540. PMID: 12557656

Recent systematic reviews

Manual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic review.
Shayani LA, Marães VRFDS
World J Pediatr 2023 Jan;19(1):35-47. Epub 2022 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00601-w. PMID: 36100797
Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal.
Gowing L, Ali R, White J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(2):CD002025. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002025. PMID: 12076434
Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal.
Gowing L, Ali R, White J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;(3):CD002025. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002025. PMID: 10908521

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