Sinister hiccups

The most frequent cause of persistent hiccup is gastrointestinal disease,1 although pneumonia can also be the cause.2 Inflammation of the lower lobe of the right lung, such as is often found in aspiration pneumonia,1 can stimulate the phrenic nerves.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2008-05, Vol.371 (9623), p.1550-1550
Hauptverfasser:	Yamazaki, Yuu, Dr, Sugiura, Tomohito, MD, Kurokawa, Katsumi, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Case studies Gastrointestinal diseases General aspects Hiccup - etiology Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Nervous system as a whole Neurology Oral hygiene Pneumonia - complications Pneumonia - diagnostic imaging Pneumonia - physiopathology Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	The most frequent cause of persistent hiccup is gastrointestinal disease,1 although pneumonia can also be the cause.2 Inflammation of the lower lobe of the right lung, such as is often found in aspiration pneumonia,1 can stimulate the phrenic nerves.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60660-1