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Ischemic Stroke Induced Area Postrema Syndrome With Intractable Nausea, Vomiting, and Hiccups

The area postrema (AP) is a small, circumventricular organ located in the dorsal medulla and is characterized by an anastomosed capillary network with no blood-brain barrier. It contains the chemoreceptor trigger zone for vomiting, which is activated by noxious stimuli in the blood. Lesions to the A...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Cohen, Dylan T, Craven, Catherine, Bragin, Ilya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7364392/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685299
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8630
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