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A Cause of Abdominal Pain in Adults

Mark A. Peppercorn, MD; Andrew G. Herzog, MD; Marc A. Dichter, MD; Chaim I. Mayman, MD

JAMA. 1978;240(22):2450-2451.

Abstract
Four patients, aged 17 to 47 years, had paroxysmal abdominal pain associated with symptoms suggestive of a CNS disturbance. None had a discernible primary gastrointestinal process, but each had EEG abnormalities and a striking response to anticonvulsant medication. These findings suggest that abdominal epilepsy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unexplained paroxysmal abdominal pain.

(JAMA 240:2450-2451, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Medicine (Dr Peppercorn) and Neurology (Drs Herzog, Dichter, and Mayman), Harvard Medical School, Thorndike Laboratories at the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215 (Dr Peppercorn).

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