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Penile Self-Mutilation Presenting as Rational Attempted Suicide
Genital self-mutilation is rare, and reports suggest that it is usually associated with psychotic illness. We report a case in which penile self-mutilation was an attempt to commit suicide and justified as a rational action.
Gregory Kane +2 more
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Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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P01-237 - Dissecting the pain: self-mutilation in adolescents
IntroductionSelf-mutilation refers to a variety of behaviors in which individuals deliberately inflict body lesions against themselves, with not accepted or even socially reproved purposes, but with no suicidal intent.
S. Pedroso, M. Soares, J. Garrido
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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome: A case report
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare inborn error of metabolism, is characterized by mental retardation and self-destructive behavior resulting in self-mutilation through biting and scratching.
Kale A, Shah K, Hallikerimath S
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Self-Mutilation: A Way to Protect Yourself From a Committed Crime or to Gain Personal Benefits. [PDF]
Mileva B +4 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose To describe a surgical method for correcting lower lid entropion, lateral canthal entropion, and macroblepharon. Methods Lid margins were incised at a 45° angle, and lateral lid margins and a rhomboid shaped piece of skin were resected based on the degree of macroblepharon.
Maximilian Werner‐Tutschku +1 more
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Prevalence of self-mutilation seen in the cases of suicide at the Johannesburg Forensic Pathology Service [PDF]
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Medicine In the Health Science Faculty University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg February 2014The act of self-mutilation has sparked much interest over the years ...
Gobey, Erin
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War, Trauma and Diasporic Identity in Vyvyane Loh's Breaking the Tongue
ABSTRACT Japan's involvement in the Second World War offers provocative narrative material for authors who write about the cultural politics of race under wartime conditions, such as the internment experience of Japanese Americans in the United States and the mass killings of Chinese (Operation Sook Ching), suspected of anti‐Japanese sentiments in ...
Walter S. H. Lim
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Abstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Jun‐Ki Lee +2 more
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ABSTRACT A 10‐year‐old boy from a consanguineous family presented with progressive lower‐limb spasticity and a family history of painless, non‐healing trophic ulcers of the lower limbs. Genetic testing identified a homozygous FAM134B mutation, confirming HSAN IIB and expanding its clinical spectrum with early pyramidal involvement.
Farzad Ahmadabadi +5 more
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