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Auto cannibalism in mental retardation.

Rohit Verma1, Shaily Mina1, Ankur Sachdeva2

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
|June 4, 2014
PubMed
Summary

Individuals with mental retardation (MR) are prone to behavioral issues. This case highlights severe self-injurious oral injuries in a child with MR, emphasizing the need for early intervention.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychiatry

Background:

  • Mental retardation (MR) increases vulnerability to psychopathologies.
  • Behavioral disturbances like aggression and self-injury are common in individuals with MR.
  • Self-injurious behavior (SIB) presents a wide spectrum of severity.

Observation:

  • A 7-year-old boy with MR presented with severe, self-inflicted oral injuries.
  • The injuries were of a cannibalistic nature, resulting in cleft lip and palate.
  • This case exemplifies a severe variant of SIB in a pediatric population with MR.

Findings:

  • The case underscores the heterogeneity and severity of SIB in individuals with MR.
  • Cannibalistic self-injury leading to significant oral deformities is a rare manifestation.
Keywords:
Auto-cannibalismMRmental retardationmutilationself-harm

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  • Early detection and intervention are crucial for managing problem behaviors in MR.

    • Implications:

    • Highlights the need for specialized research into problem behaviors in mentally retarded patients.
    • Emphasizes the importance of timely and effective interventions for better patient outcomes.
    • Suggests a potential link between specific types of SIB and developmental disorders.