A Pediatric Case With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

ARZU HERGÜNER, SABRİ HERGÜNER, FATİH KAYHAN, ERDİNÇ ÇİÇEK

  • Year : 2013
  • Vol : 29
  • Issue : 4
  •  Page : 187-189
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of nausea and vomiting. Age at onset of symptoms ranges between 4–6 years and there is a female predominance. CVS attacks are generally associated with psychosocial or physical triggers. In last years a shared pathophysiology between migraine and CVS has suggested. Children with CVS and their mothers have elevated rates of anxiety disorders. In this report, we presented a 5-year-old girl who referred to our out-patient clinic because of recurrent vomiting episodes. Because of her anxiety symptoms and vomiting attacks, escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, was initiated and she had significant improvement during treatment.
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A Pediatric Case With Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
, Vol. 29 (4)
Received : 01.04.2012, Accepted : 01.04.2012, Published Online : 13.08.2018
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