Cyclical vomiting syndrome with bilateral epileptiform discharges.
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چکیده
Cyclical vomiting syndrome is a paroxysmal, condition characterized by recurrent severe episodes of vomiting lasting for hours to days, with variable intervals of normal health in between with no apparent cause of the vomiting. We hereby report a 10 yr old girl with cyclical vomiting syndrome with multiple, bisynchronous occipitally predominant, bilateral epileptiform discharges representing a diagnostic confusion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 48 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011