Self-Injurious Behavior in Acquired Sensory Neuropathy
| Autor: | Roach Es, Jon S. Abramson, Lawless Mr |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Poison control General Medicine medicine.disease Median nerve Surgery Anticonvulsant Peripheral neuropathy El Niño Older patients Peripheral nerve Child Preschool Anesthesia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Self Mutilation Sensory neuropathy medicine Humans Female Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Neuropediatrics. 16:159-161 |
| ISSN: | 1439-1899 0174-304X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1059532 |
| Popis: | Self-abusive behavior, noted frequently in congenital sensory neuropathy, was observed in two children with acquired peripheral nerve dysfunction. In one case a laceration over the median nerve was followed by self-induced trauma to the fingers distal to the cut, while the other patient developed self-mutilation in all the extremities following insecticide poisoning and presented with signs of diffuse peripheral neuropathy. Improvement of the self-injurious behavior in each case seemed temporally related to the use of anticonvulsant medications, a treatment that is often suggested for older patients with paresthesias related to peripheral neuropathy. The apparent improvement in these two patients suggests that a trial of these drugs in additional patients with self-abusive behavior associated with peripheral neuropathy would be justified. Language: en |
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