You are here

Article Text

Article menu

Download PDFPDF

Research Article
Persistent periodic hiccups following brain abscess: a case report.
  1. P H Jansen,
  2. E M Joosten,
  3. H M Vingerhoets
  1. Institute of Neurology, St Radboud Hospital, Catholic University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

    Abstract

    A case is reported of a patient with periodic persistent hiccups and secondary generalised epilepsy lasting for a period of five years following a right temporal brain abscess. The recurring episodes of hiccups had a ten day rhythmicity and unlike epileptic convulsions were unresponsive to treatment.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.53.1.83

    Statistics from Altmetric.com

      Request Permissions

      If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.