RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intractable hiccups as the harbinger of a diffuse pontine glioma
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e247830
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-247830
VO 15
IS 3
A1 Shankar, Takshak
A1 Pillai, Aadya
A1 Kaeley, Nidhi
A1 Vempalli, Nagasubramanyam
YR 2022
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/3/e247830.abstract
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.