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一名年過六旬的男子，原本只是突然不停打嗝，以為是消化不良或胃食道逆流作祟，沒想到短短不到一天，病情急轉直下，竟被診斷為「腦幹缺血」。醫師提醒，若打嗝同時伴隨眩暈、步態不穩、聲音沙啞或吞嚥困難，務必盡快就醫，以免錯過黃金治療時間。桃園醫院神經內科兼任主治醫師邱詡懷在臉書分享病例指出，這名男子起初僅有打嗝不停的情況，並無頭痛、手麻等不適，但約六小時後開始出現強烈暈眩、走路不穩。經檢查後，發現他因左側椎動脈血管壁裂開，血液滲入血管壁造成阻塞，導致腦幹血流中斷，最終確診為「外側延髓症候群」。邱詡懷解釋，這是典型的「動脈剝離」現象——指血管內層破裂，血液進入血管壁形成血腫，壓迫血流造成阻塞，最終引發中風。這類情況多見於頸動脈或椎動脈，好發於年輕或中壯年族群。常見警訊包括單側頭痛或頸部疼痛、頭暈合併複視或持續打嗝。尤其當患者並無高血壓、糖尿病等慢性病史，卻出現中風徵兆時，更應特別提高警覺。根據世界中風組織（WSO）資料，每年10月29日為「世界中風日」，提醒大眾重視腦血管健康。在台灣，腦血管疾病長年高居十大死因第4位，對國人健康威脅極大。衛福部國健署署長沈靜芬指出，腦血管疾病的主要危險因子包含高血