Electroencephalographic findings in children with primary duodenal ulcer

The authors compared the EEG records of 18 children with radiologically confirmed primary duodenal ulcers to those of 15 controls. Ten patients had abnormal EEGs in contradistinction to six of the controls' EEGs and the group of patients had more marked EEG abnormalities. The findings appear to support the notion that neurophysiological factors are related to the pathogenesis of primary duodenal ulcer in childhood. However, the small sample and the fact that the two groups were not clearly differentiated with respect to the severity of EEG abnormalities call for caution in the interpretation of the findings.