Persistent hiccups following thalamic hemorrhage: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Persistent hiccups (lasting more than 48 hours) can cause physical and emotional distress. They can result in dehydration, exhaustion, malnutrition, insomnia, wound dehiscence, ventilatory desynchronization, and hemodynamic changes. Hiccups are thought to be due to a complex reflex arc involving peripheral nerves and central structures such as the brainstem, temporal lobe, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, and spinal cord levels C3-5. Medullary strokes, for instance, have been reported to cause hiccups. We report a patient with a thalamic bleed who developed persistent hiccups. A 56-year-old man was brought to the hospital in an unresponsive state. He was intubated for airway protection. CT brain showed a left thalamic hemorrhage with edema and mass effect on the 3rd ventricle, intraventricular

SUBMITTER: Shivkumar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10238684 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature