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RECURRENT ABDOMINAL PAINS AS THE FIRST SYMPTOM OF A SPINAL CORD TUMOR
Author(s) -
EEGOLOFSSON O.,
CARLSSON E.,
JEPPSSON S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1981.tb05750.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , spinal cord , neurosurgery , cord , growing pains , paralysis , abdominal pain , surgery , pediatrics , psychiatry , development economics , economics
. Eeg‐Olofsson, O., Carlsson, E. and Jeppsson, S. (Departments of Paediatrics and Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden). Recurrent abdominal pains as the first symptom of a spinal cord tumour. Acta Paediatr Scand, 70:595,.–Recurrent abdominal pains occur in about 11 % of children. Of these about 8% have an organic etiology. That a spinal cord tumor, especially the intramedullary type, may present with abdominal pains as the initial symptom is unknown in paediatric circles. To highlight this problem two patients are reported. Early diagnosis is essential. The most important clues to a spinal cord tumor are pain, progressive paralysis, and a sensory level. In children with recurrent abdominal pains of unclear etiology the possibility of a spinal cord tumor must be kept in mind and lead to appropriate investigations.