title: Persistent hiccup after surgical resection of a brainstem arteriovenous malformation: a case successfully treated with gabapentin during rehabilitation. Case report.
abstract: Persistent hiccup rarely occurs during rehabilitation, but its management can prove to be very difficult, particularly in presence of associated dysphagia, requiring longer hospitalization and higher risk of severe clinical complications. We present a case of persistent hiccup after surgical resection of a brainstem arteriovenous malformation successfully treated with gabapentin during rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy. e.carlisi@smatteo.pv.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carlisi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaliani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dalla Toffola
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000588:Amines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077206:Gabapentin; D006606:Hiccup / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000077206:Gabapentin