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AI InsightIn 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 (JAEM 2015; 14: 44-6)
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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 (JAEM 2015; 14: 44-6)
Özet
Abdominal epilepsi, paroksismal gastrointestinal yakınmalar, merkezi sinir sistemi bulguları, belirli elektroensefalografi (EEG) anormallikleri ve antiepileptik ilaç- lara iyi yanıt alınması ile karakterize bir epilepsi türüdür. Abdominal epilepsi, çocuklarda tekrarlayan karın ağrısının çok nadir bir nedenidir. Bu makalede, gastrointestinal ve nörolojik sistem yakınmaları olan ve abdominal epilepsi tanısı konulan 5,5 yaşında hasta literatür bilgileri eşliğinde sunulmuştur.