title: Intractable hiccup caused by medulla oblongata lesions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: 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