title: [Rumination syndrome in an adult with normal intelligence].
abstract: A 32-year-old woman visited our department because of repeated regurgitation of food, and was diagnosed with rumination syndrome based on possession of symptoms typical for it. Although rumination syndrome is classified as a functional esophageal disorder according to the Rome II criteria, it is not well known in Japan, and there have been no previous reports of it in an adult with normal intelligence. Since patients with rumination syndrome are often misdiagnosed and receive unnecessary treatment, awareness of it by physicians is important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugawa
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Masatsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.forename: Nobuhide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oshitani
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D013577:Syndrome