Intractable hiccup caused by medulla oblongata lesions.
Intractable hiccup is a rare manifestation of a brainstem lesion. We present five cases of intractable hiccups associated with medulla oblongata lesions: three of these had brainstem infarction compatible with Wallenberg's lateral medullary syndrome; one, clinically probable multiple sclerosis with a medullary lesion; and one, choroid plexus papilloma of the fourth ventricle with medullary compression. Using magnetic resonance imaging, it was demonstrated that the lesions affecting the dorsal and/or lateral medulla oblongata were responsible for the intractable hiccups.
Chang
Y Y
YY
Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan R.O.C.
Chen
W H
WH
Liu
J S
JS
Shih
P Y
PY
Chen
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006606:Hiccup / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D008875:Middle Aged