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Major self-mutilation leading to complete amputation of the hand during an acute psychotic episode [PDF]
, 2016 Traumatic amputations involving the upper limb can be a catastrophic injury with significant short and long-term consequences for patients. Upper limb injuries can have a profound impact of patient\u27s quality of life and have a large impact in the ...
Davies, Samuel, Doyle, Mathew P
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A Modified Intraoral Resin Mouthguard to Prevent Self-Mutilations in Lesch-Nyhan Patients
International Journal of Dentistry, 2014 Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, described in 1964 by Lesch and Nyhan, is a X-linked recessive disorder, occurring in 1 : 100000 to 1 : 380000 live births. LNS is characterized by a decrease in activity of hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase, an enzyme ...
Giulia Ragazzini +4 more
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Disentangling the complex association between female genital cutting and HIV among Kenyan women [PDF]
, 2009 Female genital cutting (FGC) is a widespread cultural practice in Africa and the Middle East, with a number of potential adverse health consequences for women.
Baltazar +7 more
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2014 Deficiency of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase activity is a rare inborn error of purine metabolism with subsequent uric acid overproduction and neurologic presentations.
Jeng-Dau Tsai +5 more
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Lesch-Nyhan syndrome: A case report
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2008 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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A rare cause of infertility: A late complication of female genital mutilation
Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2016 Female genital mutilation is a cultural practice in many African and Asian societies based usually on religious beliefs. This practice made by a non medical and traditional practitioner with non sterile instruments is a source of many complications such ...
Ferjaoui Mohamed Aimen +3 more
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Control of Gross Self-Mutilation with Lithium Carbonate [PDF]
, 1973 A. F. Cooper, H. C. Fowlie
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Loving the Unlovable Body in Yamanaka\u27s Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre [PDF]
, 2016 Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s award-winning yet remarkably neglected Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre (1993) explores female adolescence and coming of age in a rich, polyphonic collection of verse novellas.
Baiada, Christa
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Unsuccessful Self-Enucleation in a Schizophrenic Patient
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2014 Self-enucleation is a very unusual form of self-mutilation directly linked to mental illness. In this case we present a 26-year-old schizophrenic patient who attempted to enucleate his eye with a rollerball pen.
Noam Bar-Yaakov +3 more
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