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Baclofen therapy for chronic hiccup.
Chronic hiccup is a rare but potentially severe condition, that can be symptomatic of a variety of diseases, or idiopathic. Many therapeutic interventions have been reported, most often as case reports. Among other drugs, baclofen has been suggested as a therapy for chronic hiccup. In a large series of patients, we have evaluated its therapeutic position. In patients with chronic hiccup, define...
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Chronic hiccup is an infrequent but distressing symptom in patients with advanced cancer. A series of drugs (chlorpromazine, haloperidol, nifedipine, metoclopramide, baclofen) have been used to treat hiccup without definitive results. Some authors have suggested a possible role of baclofen in the treatment of chronic hiccup. We report three cases of chronic hiccup in patients with cancer succes...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(98)00039-6