10 Causes of Hiccups
Cause #8: Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury, or intracranial injury, occurs when there is an external force that damages or injures the brain. It can be classified based on several factors such as mechanism, severity, or location. Traumatic brain injury can cause social, physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural issues. Based on the severity, the prognosis can range from complete recovery to permanent disability or death.
Causes of traumatic brain injury include violence, road traffic accidents, and falls. Hiccups can occur in patients who have a traumatic brain injury if there is damage to the central nervous system that disrupts the body’s normal control of the hiccup reflex.
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