Abdominal Epilepsy
A Cause of Abdominal Pain in Adults
- Mark A. Peppercorn, MD;
- Andrew G. Herzog, MD;
- Marc A. Dichter, MD;
- Chaim I. Mayman, MD
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)
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