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A pt complians of intractable hiccups (hiccoughs) A small lesion was detected ???
A spinal cord
B mesencephalon
C diacepahalon
D pons
E medulla
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Hiccups--- involment of Phrenic Nerve.... A A A
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yes sharky and docwin! it is E...vagus which oversees the phrenic nerve (arising from the ant horn cells of C3-C5) ... i wish i could give u a more detailes explanation but thats all i knwo as to why vagus and not the spinal cord...