Abdominal epilepsy mimicking conversion disorder: a case report

ÖZTÜRK Y., Gol G., Savci U., Cansiz M. A., Tufan A. E.

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.29, sa.4, ss.484-486, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/24750573.2018.1430714
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.484-486
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal epilepsy, conversion disorder
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In children and adolescents, especially younger ones, recurrent abdominal pains may develop as a response to psychosocial stressors. They may be considered as functional and be one of the common reasons for clinical referrals. A rare cause of recurrent, organic abdominal pain is abdominal epilepsy. Abdominal epilepsy may be considered in differential diagnosis of patients that were thought to have functional complaints. In this case, a 16-year-old adolescent girl whose chief complaints included loss of consciousness and recurrent abdominal pains lasting for a year is presented.