A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Abdominal Epilepsy


Konca C., Coban M., Ozarslan K., Tekin M., Turgut M.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.44-46, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jaem.2015.46704
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-46
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Abdominal epilepsy (AE) is characterized by paroxysmal gastrointestinal complaints, symptoms of central nervous system disturbance, abnormal electroencephalogram with findings specific for a seizure disorder, and improvement with anticonvulsant drugs. AE is a very rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children. In this article, we present the case of a 5.5-year-old patient with gastrointestinal and central nervous system disturbance symptoms who was diagnosed with AE.