"Intractable Hiccup Associated with Lateral Medullary Syndrome : A casereport and Literature Review

Authors

Chiao-Wen Hwang
Jue-Long Wang
Shwu-Fen Sun
Yuh-Te Lin

Translated Title

外側延髓症候群導致頑固性打嗝之探討：病例報告與文獻回顧

Abstract

Intractable hiccup, or chronic hiccup, is a rare manifestation. Although it is not common in the patients with cerebral infarction, the incidence of intractable hiccup seems to be higher in brainstem stroke. Because of intractable hiccup, the patients will be severely affected physically and emotionally during feeding, sleep activities, and even rehabilitation program. Intractable hiccup also results in a lot of complications, such as malnutrition, weight loss, aspiration pneumonia, myofascial pain syndrome, reflux esophagitis and sliding hernia. There are numerous therapies for intractable hiccup recommended through the years, but the effects are variable. Here we discuss more details about the mechanism of hiccups associated with Wallengberg syndrome and the treatments. Therefore the patients could recover as early as possible and the incidence of complications could be decreased.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

59

Last Page

65

Recommended Citation

Hwang, Chiao-Wen; Wang, Jue-Long; Sun, Shwu-Fen; and Lin, Yuh-Te (2001) ""Intractable Hiccup Associated with Lateral Medullary Syndrome : A casereport and Literature Review," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 29: Iss. 1, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2124
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol29/iss1/7