RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Abdominal epilepsy misdiagnosed as psychogenic pain.
JF Postgraduate Medical Journal
JO Postgrad Med J
FD The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
SP 281
OP 282
DO 10.1136/pgmj.64.750.281
VO 64
IS 750
A1 P. D. Singhi
A1 S. Kaur
YR 1988
UL http://pmj.bmj.com/content/64/750/281.abstract
AB The authors present the case report of a child with abdominal epilepsy who had suffered from abdominal pain for several months under the label of psychogenic pain. The important historical clues were pallor and cold sweating during the paroxysm, followed by lethargy and prolonged sleep. An abnormal electroencephalogram and a remarkable response to anticovulsants confirmed the diagnosis. This condition must be considered in a child with undiagnosed recurrent abdominal pain.