ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
- Recurrent, severe, discrete episodes of vomiting
- Various intervals of normal health between episodes
- Duration of vomiting episodes from hours to days
- No apparent cause of vomiting
SUPPORTIVE CRITERIA
Pattern
- Stereotypical: each episode similar within individuals as to time of onset, intensity,
duration, frequency, associated symptoms and signs
- Self limited: episodes resolve spontaneously if left untreated
Associated Symptoms
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Headache
- Motion sickness
- Photophobia
Associated Signs
- Fever
- Pallor
- Diarrhoea
- Dehydration
- Excess salivation
- Social withdrawal
This consensus was derived from the 1st International Symposium on Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, 1994.
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