Persistent periodic hiccups following brain abscess: A case report

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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.

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Jansen, P. H. P., Joosten, E. M. G., & Vingerhoets, H. M. (1990). Persistent periodic hiccups following brain abscess: A case report. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 53(1), 83–84. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.53.1.83

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