Intractable Hiccup as the Presenting Symptom of Cavernous Hemangioma in the Medulla Oblongata : A Case Report and Literature Review |
Lee, Kyung-Hwa
(Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School)
Moon, Kyung-Sub (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School) Jung, Min-Young (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School) Jung, Shin (Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital & Medical School) |
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