title: Abdominal epilepsy as an unusual cause of abdominal pain: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abdominal pain, in etiology sometimes difficult to be defined, is a frequent complaint in childhood. Abdominal epilepsy is a rare cause of abdominal pain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In this article, we report on 5 year old girl patient with abdominal epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Some investigations (stool investigation, routine blood tests, ultrasonography (USG), electrocardiogram (ECHO) and electrocardiograpy (ECG), holter for 24hr.) were done to understand the origin of these complaints; but no abnormalities were found. Finally an EEG was done during an episode of abdominal pain and it was shown that there were generalized spikes especially precipitated by hyperventilation. The patient did well on valproic acid therapy and EEG was normal 1 month after beginning of the treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The cause of chronic recurrent paroxymal abdominal pain is difficult for the clinicians to diagnose in childhood. A lot of disease may lead to paroxysmal gastrointestinal symptoms like familial mediterranean fever and porfiria. Abdominal epilepsy is one of the rare but easily treatable cause of abdominal pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, abdominal epilepsy should be suspected in children with recurrent abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Kafkas University, Medical Faculty, Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yunus
authors.affiliation: Kafkas University Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Ustebay
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sefer
authors.affiliation: Kafkas University Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Ulker Ustebay
authors.initials: UU
authors.lastname: Dondu
authors.affiliation: Kars Government Hospital, Department of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Ozanli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Kafkas University Training and Research Hospital.
authors.forename: Ehi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yusuf
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Abdominal epilepsy; abdominal pain; case report