PEDIATRICS Vol. 46 No. 6 December 1970, pp. 968-969
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Letter To The Editor

Daniel Stowens M.D.1

1 Director of Diagnostic Laboratories, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital Center, Utica, New York 13503

The article "Recurrent Abdominal Pain" by Drs. Stone and Barbero contains data of such importance that comment appears mandatory.

Under the section "X-ray and Laboratory Studies" the following is included: "An electroencephalogram was obtained in 70% of the patients. Of these 7% were described as epileptiform. Of the remainder, findings such as 14 and 6 per second spikes were reported in 16%, and instances of excess fast and slow activity were mentioned in 36%."

It is apparent that significant electroencephalognaphic abnormalities were present in approximately 50% of the patients on whom this examination was performed.