title: Abdominal epilepsy.
abstract: Abdominal epilepsy (AE) is a rather uncommon clinical entity in children that might create diagnostic confusion especially when it lacks the typical manifestations of an epileptic seizure. We report the case of a young boy having apparently unexplained episodes of paroxysmal abdominal symptoms with no other suggestion of an underlying epileptic disorder. The case also explains how the clinical presentation can be misleading unless a high index of suspicion is maintained to reach the ultimate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore. najmulhasan5@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Najmul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razzaq
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology