Unusual neurological cause of intractable hiccups: A case report

Authors

  • B Thapa Department of General Surgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu Author
  • G Sedain Department of Neurosurgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu Author
  • MR Sharma Department of Neurosurgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.875

Abstract

Intractable hiccups is a poorly understood medical problem and the pathophysiology is highly debatable. Here we report a interesting case of 40 year male patient who presented to us with complains of difficulty in swallowing and hiccups for 3 weeks which was resistant to medication . MRI scans revealed Chiari I malformation and cervical syrinx. He underwent Suboccipital craniectomy including a C1 laminectomy following which he was relieved of intractable hiccups.

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2024-07-18

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (2018): Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Case Reports

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Thapa , B., Sedain , G., & Sharma , M. (2024). Unusual neurological cause of intractable hiccups: A case report. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 40(1), 128-129. https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.875

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