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Gastrooesophageal reflux and "Epileptic" attacks: casually associated or related? Efficiency of antireflux surgery, a case report

2012

P02.30 GASTRO-OESOPHAGEAL REFLUX AND “EPILEPTIC” ATTACKS: CASUALLY ASSOCIATED OR RELATED? EFFICIENCY OF ANTIREFLUX SURGERY A CASE REPORT Achille Mastrosimone1, Alessia Cusimano2, Silvia Marino2, Gianni Pantuso2, Eugenio Fiorentino2 1Policlinico Of Palermo, Palermo/ITALY, 2University Of Palermo, Palermo/ITALY Background: Although a possible link between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and obstructive sleeping apnoea has already been reported in the literature, there has never been any suggestion of an association with epilepsy, and epileptic attacks have not so far been included among gastro- oesophageal reflux disease symptoms. Methods: We report the case of a patient with gastro-o…