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Stereotypic movement disorder: easily missed

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2010
Aim  To expand the understanding of stereotypic movement disorder (SMD) and its differentiation from tics and autistic stereotypies.Method  Forty‐two children (31 males, mean age 6y 3mo, SD 2y 8mo; 11 females, mean age 6y 7mo, SD 1y 9mo) consecutively diagnosed with SMD, without‐self‐injurious behavior, intellectual disability, sensory impairment, or ...
Roger D Freeman   +2 more
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Trichotillomania, stereotypic movement disorder, and related disorders

Current Psychiatry Reports, 2007
Trichotillomania is currently classified as an impulse control disorder not otherwise classified, whereas body-focused behaviors other than hair-pulling may be diagnosed as stereotypic movement disorder. A number of disorders characterized by repetitive, body-focused behaviors (eg, skin-picking) are prevalent and disabling and may have phenomenological
Dan J Stein   +2 more
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Adult head-banging and stereotypic movement disorders

Movement Disorders, 1998
AbstractStereotypic movement disorders (SMD) such as head‐banging, which are common among children with mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorders, may also occur in intellectually normal adults. We report a 27‐year history of daily head‐banging with self‐injury in a 49‐year‐old man with normal cognition.
Mario F Méndez
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Stereotypic movement disorder after acquired brain injury

Brain Injury, 2002
Stereotypic movement disorder (SMD) consists of repetitive, non-functional motor behaviour that interferes with daily living or causes injury to the person. It is most often described in patients with mental retardation. However, recent evidence indicates that this condition is common among otherwise normal individuals.
Richard E Kennedy, Stuart A Yablon
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Stereotyped Movement Disorder of Rocking

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1985
Despite the relatively common occurrence of rocking behavior in children, the literature contains little information on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of this condition. The authors report a case of body rocking in an 8-year-old girl, for which they discuss possible etiological factors and therapeutic strategy.
A J, Lasich, F, Bassa
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