title: A case of brainstem cavernous angioma presenting with persistent hiccups.
abstract: Intractable hiccup most be considered as a symptom of underlying serious pathologies. We report a case of medulla oblongata cavernous angioma presented with persistent hiccup and without any improvement during routine nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment regimens. The patient is under our follow up visits and surgery is very high risk for this young girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Milad General Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. arami_ma@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006606:Hiccup / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology