Recurrent hiccups may signal brainstem pathology and should be investigated.

Autor: Shastin, Dmitri, Nidamanuri, Priya, Nannapaneni, Ravindra
Zdroj: BMJ Case Reports; 1/17/2018, Vol. 2018, p1-3, 3p, 1 Color Photograph
Abstrakt: While occasional hiccups are normal, their persistent recurrence is distressing and may have an underlying aetiology. Patients with recurrent hiccups may undergo a long journey and see many physicians before the diagnosis is finally made. The purpose of this report is to increase awareness of central nervous system lesions as a possible cause for recurrent hiccups and provide an illustrative case of an otherwise fit man presenting with ongoing hiccups caused by a medullary haemangioblastoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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