{
  "abstract": "While occasional hiccups are normal, their persistent recurrence is distressing and may have an underlying aetiology. Patients with recurrent hiccups may undergo a long journey and see many physicians before the diagnosis is finally made. The purpose of this report is to increase awareness of central nervous system lesions as a possible cause for recurrent hiccups and provide an illustrative case of an otherwise fit man presenting with ongoing hiccups caused by a medullary haemangioblastoma.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK",
        "Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Dmitri Shastin"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Priya Nidamanuri"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ravindra Nannapaneni"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Recurrent hiccups may signal brainstem pathology and should be investigated",
  "uid": "64532b7c-e0b8-5233-8c3b-32d24285da0b"
}