Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.202-205
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- 2007
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- 2234-8646(pISSN)
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- 2234-8840(eISSN)
A Case of Abdominal Epilepsy Presenting with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
반복성 복통으로 발현된 복성 간질 1예
- Song, Jeong-Yoon (Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Jun-Sik (Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine) ;
- Hwang, Jin-Bok (Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University School of Medicine)
- Received : 2007.07.31
- Accepted : 2007.08.30
- Published : 2007.09.30
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.
저자들은 6세 된 남아에서 4년간의 반복적이고, 발작적인 복통의 원인을 규명하던 중 만성 복통의 타 기질적 질환들이 배제되고, 뇌파 검사의 이상 소견과 함께 항경련제의 사용에 증상의 극적인 소실을 보여 복성 간질로 진단된 1예를 경험하고 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.