title: Gratification Disorder Mimicking Childhood Epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian Girl: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Gratification disorder is common in younger children, but is often unrecognized because unlike in adolescents, it does not involve manual genital manipulation and the clinical features are quite variable; therefore a thorough history, physical examination, and video recording of the events will go a long way in making the correct diagnosis, otherwise it could easily be misdiagnosed as epilepsy, nonepileptic paroxysmal movement disorder, or even gastrointestinal disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Aliyu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Belonwu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Raymond
keywords: Gastrointestinal disorder; gratification disorder; movement disorder; seizure