Baclofen for chronic hiccups.

Abstract

Chronic hiccups is a rare occurrence but can be debilitating for the patient. Successful intervention is seldom reported. The present case is a young adult who had severe almost continuous hiccups for 3 years after placement of a feeding gastrostomy and Nissen fundoplication. Within weeks of initiation of baclofen treatment, the hiccups ceased. Recurrences of hiccups have responded to increases in baclofen dosage.

• Authors: B R Johnson, R L Kriel
• Journal: Pediatric neurology (Pediatr Neurol) Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pg. 66-7 (Jul 1996) ISSN: 0887-8994 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8858705 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Muscle Relaxants, Central
• Baclofen

Topics

• Adolescent
• Baclofen (therapeutic use)
• Birth Injuries (complications)
• Brain Damage, Chronic (complications)
• Brain Stem (physiopathology)
• Fundoplication (adverse effects)
• Gastrostomy (adverse effects)
• Hiccup (drug therapy, etiology)
• Humans
• Hydrocephalus (complications)
• Male
• Muscle Relaxants, Central (therapeutic use)