Open AccessAbdominal epilepsy, an uncommon cause of chronic and recurrent abdominal pain: a case report
Author(s) -
Mpondo Bonaventura C. T.,
Mwasada Godfrey,
Nyundo Azan A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.711
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , carbamazepine , epilepsy , surgery , anesthesia , psychiatry
Key Clinical Message Abdominal epilepsy is an uncommon cause of paroxysmal abdominal pain. It is relatively common in children, but very rare in adults. We report a case of 38‐year‐old, who reported with recurrent abdominal pain for 2 years. Electroencephalography confirmed the diagnosis; he responded well to carbamazepine and remains symptom‐free on follow‐up.