Gurugram docs help girl with epilepsy to eat after a year

Usual signs and symptoms of seizures may include uncontrollable jerking movements, loss of awareness or consciousness and confusion. Doctors said since recurrent abdominal pain is a rare symptom of epilepsy, it often goes undetected and is treated as other common conditions. Suleman's pain was distributed mainly in the upper central region of the abdomen, would last for more than 20 minutes each time he suffered an episode. The episodes recurred two to three times a month, the onset was sudden, but subsided spontaneously. 'The electroencephalogram (EEG) test isn't readily available in their home country, and she was misdiagnosed with stomach issues,' said paediatric neurologist at Fortis Hospital, Dr RK Jain, who treated her. Explaining how rare the condition is Dr Jain said he sees only about one or two cases of the diseases in a year. Around a month ago, Suleman underwent an EEG test, which records electric signals of the brain, and results confirmed abdominal epilepsy.Dr Jain said a couple of days after Suleman's treatment began, she went to a mall in the city and ate all kinds of food without vomiting even once. She is now back home in Nairobi and is responding well to medication which will continue for at least another year. 'Since the treatment began, she hasn't had any epileptic episode and is eating well. She hasn't vomited since then either,' her father said, adding that he has now found a doctor in their home country who was trained in the United Kingdom, whom they can refer to in case of complications. 'A high index of suspicion is key to an early diagnosis in case of abdomen epilepsy,' said Dr Vivek Kumar, who works towards welfare of patients with epilepsy. He added that despite being a rare symptom, the diagnosis of abdominal epilepsy should be considered in patients with recurrent attacks of severe abdominal pain after exclusion of other common conditions. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://sensationmusic.net/users/alibrand