Combined Korean Medicine Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Posterior Limb of Internal Capsule Infarction Presenting with Hiccups as the Chief Complaint - A Case Report
Jun-young Hur,
Sung-hyun Kim,
Joo-eun Shin
et al.
Abstract:Objective: Hiccup is a sudden, involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, followed by laryngeal closure. Persistent hiccups can occur in the central nervous system following a cerebral infarction. While medications, for example chlorpromazine, are commonly used for treatment, they often fail to fully resolve the hiccups, showing little to no improvement in symptoms. The aim of this study was to present the treatment response of a patient diagnosed with posterior limb of internal capsule … Show more
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