A Case of Abdominal Epilepsy Presenting withRecurrent Abdominal Pain.
- Author:
Jeong Yoon SONG
1
;
Jun Sik KIM
;
Jin Bok HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. pedgi@korea.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal epilepsy;
Recurrent abdominal pain;
Child
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain*;
Child;
Electroencephalography;
Epilepsies, Partial*;
Epilepsy;
Humans;
Male;
Strikes, Employee
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2007;10(2):202-205
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Abdominal epilepsy is an uncommon disorder and a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain of children. Diagnostic criteria of this disorder include otherwise unexplained, paroxysmal gastrointestinal complaints, symptoms of a central nerve system disturbance, an abnormal electroencephalogram with a finding specific for a seizure disorder, and improvement with anticonvulsant medication. We present a case of a 6-year-old boy with abdominal epilepsy presenting with recurrent, paroxysmal abdominal pain for 4 years. This patient had definite electroencephalogram abnormalities and a striking response to administration of an anticonvulsant.
