A self-controllable mask with helmet to prevent self finger-mutilation in the Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
| Autor: | Takamitsu Tokioka, Sueo Eguchi, Sadao Wakamura, Akira Motoyoshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Orthotic Devices medicine.medical_specialty Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome business.industry Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation medicine.disease Orthotic device Surgery Fingers body regions Physical medicine and rehabilitation Biting parasitic diseases Self Mutilation Humans Medicine Child business Lesch–Nyhan syndrome |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 75:709-710 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9993 |
| Popis: | Self-mutilation is a characteristic symptom of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. We report a newly developed orthosis for managing self-mutilation of the fingers through biting. The orthosis has a plastic mask attached to a helmet; the patient can manage the mask with one hand to stop biting fingers on the other hand. This is a report of a 6-year-old boy who was able to control finger biting by using the orthosis. Eighteen months later he has stopped biting his fingers and no longer wears the orthosis. |
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