[Neuropsychiatric abnormalities and continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep syndrome: a case report].

Unlabelled: Continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep syndrome (CSWS) is a seldom form of epilepsy which may manifest by neurocognitive and/or psychiatric abnormalities, with or without clinical seizures.

Case Report: A 5-year-old child was presented with a language disorder and behaviour abnormalities. A standard electroencephalograph (EEG) showed left tempororolandic spikes waves without any electrical discharges.

[On the subject of the cyclic vomiting syndrome].

The cyclic vomiting syndrome is defined by episodes of vomiting lasting from hours to days with free intervals between episodes. Various symptoms can be associated with vomiting: nausea, abdominal pain, photophobia, fever, pallor, dehydratation, excess salivation, social withdrawal. Some factors often precipitate the crisis: infection, psychological stresses, menstruation.