A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Abdominal Epilepsy
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A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain: Abdominal Epilepsy

Eurasian J Emerg Med 2015;14:44-46 DOI: 10.5152/jaem.2015.46704
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: Abdominal epilepsy, abdominal pain, childhood