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Unusual Presentations of Epilepsy: A Series of Paediatric Cases with Abdominal Epilepsy and Epileptic Angina
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 18, Iss 03, Pp 01-03 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2024.
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Abstract
- Epilepsy, a common neurological disorder characterised by recurrent seizures, can manifest in unusual clinical presentations such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and bloating associated with diverse Central Nervous System (CNS) symptoms like confusion, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and syncope. The importance of recognising and documenting such unusual presentations lies in their potential to be misdiagnosed or overlooked, delaying appropriate treatment and causing undue distress to both the patients and their families. In the present case series, patients presented with gastrointestinal or chest pain for a prolonged period. As the symptoms did not subside with treatment, an Electroencephalogram (EEG) was performed to rule out epilepsy. In all three cases (10-year and 10-month-old female, 11-year-old male, seven-year-old male), EEG revealed a generalised seizure disorder. The present case series highlights unusual presentations of epilepsy in paediatric patients, including Abdominal Epilepsy (AE) and epileptic angina. These cases underscore the importance of considering epilepsy as a potential aetiology in patients with recurrent and atypical symptoms.
- Subjects :
- cyclical vomiting
electroencephalogram
seizure disorder
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2249782X and 0973709X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 03
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.46632e59b34148539b2ade8a1f32b668
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2024/67269.19207