Article: Unusual neurological cause of intractable hiccups: A case report
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.
B Thapa Department of General Surgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu
G Sedain Department of Neurosurgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu
MR Sharma Department of Neurosurgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu
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https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.875
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