PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shankar, Takshak
AU  - Pillai, Aadya
AU  - Kaeley, Nidhi
AU  - Vempalli, Nagasubramanyam
TI  - Intractable hiccups as the harbinger of a diffuse pontine glioma
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2021-247830
DP  - 2022 Mar 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e247830
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/3/e247830.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/3/e247830.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2022 Mar 01; 15
AB  - Hiccups are experienced by people of all ages. While acute hiccups are benign and self-limited, persistent and intractable hiccups can sometimes signal a serious disease. We present a young previously healthy man who complained of only hiccups for 4 months and later developed a severe headache and projectile vomiting. His systemic examination was within normal limits. Brain imaging revealed a diffuse pontine glioma with mild hydrocephalus.