Cerebral events which cause deterioration in reflex arch, neckrelated diseases, esophageal, stomach and other gastrointestinal diseases, thoracic diseases such as pneumonia and tumor, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic causes such as alcohol and hypocapnia, pharmacological agents such as carboplatin and cyclophosphamide are among the causes of resistant and persistent hiccups (Table 1) (1,4).
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