Background/Aims Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disabling migraine variant manifesting as severe episodes of nausea and vomiting and often refractory to many therapies. Gastric electrical stimulation (GES), which can reduce nausea and vomiting in gastroparesis, may provide symptomatic relief for drug-refractory CVS. This study assessed the utility GES in reducing the symptoms of CVS and imp...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of incapacitating nausea and vomiting interspersed with symptom free periods. Common triggers of cyclic vomiting include noxious stress, excitement, fatigue and menstrual period. Here, we report a case of cyclic vomiting syndrome in adult patient characterized by stereotypical vomiting attack, occurring in every me...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), a rare condition described as continuous cycles of intractable vomiting followed by symptom-free periods has been well recognized in children. However, the awareness of CVS in an adult needs to improve by clinician to avoid unnecessary surgeries or invasive diagnostic procedures, and provide prompt psychological intervention. Here, we report one adult-onset CVS w...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder characterized by episodes of nausea and vomiting lasting for 1-5 days followed by asymptomatic periods. The etiology of CVS is unknown, but it shares similar characteristics to migraine headaches. CVS is generally classified as having four phases: prodromal, acute/vomiting/hyperemesis, recovery, and remission/interepisodic. Current management strateg...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a disorder characterized by recurrent, stereotypic episodes of nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms, separated by intervals of comparative wellness. These episodes carry on for hours or days. The patient is healthy between the episodes and has no clinical finding. For the treatment of the CVS, antiemetic, antimigraine and sedative medications were used. However...

Background Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is a Functional Gastro-Intestinal Disorder (FGID) which remains under-recognized. In Indonesia, CVS has never been reported. Case Presentation A 10-year-old girl was frequently admitted due to her intense vomiting in a local, limited resource private hospital in Manggarai Regency, Eas...

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is characterized by recurrent, discrete episodes of vomiting between periods of completely normal health. Cannabinoid-induced CVS have been documented in adults but the link is often overlooked in children. To our knowledge this one of the youngest reported cases of cannabinoid induced CVS. A 14.5-year-old male had been admitted to the hospital 9 times with episod...

AIM This study aimed to evaluate the erythromycin efficacy in childhood cyclic vomiting syndrome. BACKGROUND Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) is an unusual cause of episodic emesis in children and erythromycin is an effective treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 301 patients with a final diagnosis of CVS enrolled in two separated groups. The first group received erythrom...

background to this date, there has been no specific therapy proven to be effective for cyclic vomiting syndrome (cvs) in controlled trials. multiple regimens have been proposed including: cyproheptadine, propranolol, amitriptyline, and phenobarbital. these medications are not without major side effects. the aim of this study was to describe the authors’ experience with hydroxyzine in children w...

The cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) and the cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults (CVS) are both characterized by recurrent episodes of heavy nausea, vomiting and frequently abdominal pain. Both syndromes are barely known among physicians. Literature is inconsistent concerning clinical features which enable differentiation between CVS and CHS. We performed a literature review using the LIVI...