Neurological manifestations of an acute abdomen in children.
The acute abdomen in the pediatric age group is not infrequently fraught with diagnostic pitfalls. The younger the patient, the more problematic the presentation can be. Among the more unusual manifestations of an acute abdomen is an apparent encephalopathic picture. We present 2 cases which serve to illustrate the diagnostic difficulties encountered.
Shaoul
Ron
R
Department of Pediatrics, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. shaoul_r@012.net.il
Gazit
Avihu
A
Weller
Boaz
B
Berman
Suzana
S
Jaffe
Michael
M
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents