Successful Treatment of Intractable Hiccups with Benztropine

• 발행기관: 대한소아신경학회
• 저자명: 김유선(Yoo Seon Kim) 유희준(Hee Joon Yu) 김재연(Jae Youn Kim) 이문향(Mun hyang Lee) 이지훈(Jee hun Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『Annals of Child Neurology(구 대한소아신경학회지)』대한소아신경학회지 제22권 제3호, 165~168쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 소아과학
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• 발행일자: 2014.12.31

영문 초록

In general, intractable hiccups are uncommon. Various drugs and interventions have been reported, but there is no consensus on the treatment of intractable hiccups. We report a patient with meningitis and rhombencephalitis who presented with intractable hiccups that were resolved following treatment with benztropine. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to another hospital with a two-week history of fever and headache. A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test showed an increased white blood cell (WBC) count (290/μL, monocytes 100%). He was diagnosed with meningitis and treated with ceftriaxone. Two days after admission, hiccups started and lasted for eight days, despite treatment with phenobarbital, diazepam, haloperidol, phenytoin, and chlorpromazine. He was transferred to our hospital for further evaluation and treatment. He was clinically diagnosed with rhombencephalitis based upon the findings of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The fever and headache disappeared one day later. However, the hiccups persisted, despite symptomatic treatment with chlorpromazine, gabapentin, and metoclopramide. The hiccups disappeared after one day of adding benztropine without relapse. Benztropine can be considered in the treatment of intractable hiccups.

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Hiccups Meningitis Encephalitis Benztropine