Intractable hiccups resolved after resection of a cavernous malformation of the medulla oblongata

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Oct;115(10):2247-50. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Aug 7.
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Keywords: Brainstem; Cavernoma; Cavernous malformation; Hiccups; Vagus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / complications
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hiccup / etiology
  • Hiccup / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Medulla Oblongata / pathology
  • Medulla Oblongata / surgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Recovery of Function
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vagus Nerve / physiopathology