Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature
Gratification disorder is common in younger children, but is often unrecognized because unlike in adolescents, it does not involve manual genital manipulation and the clinical features are quite variable; therefore a thorough history, physical examination, and video recording of the events will go a...
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| description | Gratification disorder is common in younger children, but is often unrecognized because unlike in adolescents, it does not involve manual genital manipulation and the clinical features are quite variable; therefore a thorough history, physical examination, and video recording of the events will go a long way in making the correct diagnosis, otherwise it could easily be misdiagnosed as epilepsy, nonepileptic paroxysmal movement disorder, or even gastrointestinal disorder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-362d9a3aeec84ef9910f58fe9243787d2022-12-21T18:34:07ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71762013-01-0135441741910.4103/0253-7176.122247Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literatureAliyu IbrahimBelonwu RaymondGratification disorder is common in younger children, but is often unrecognized because unlike in adolescents, it does not involve manual genital manipulation and the clinical features are quite variable; therefore a thorough history, physical examination, and video recording of the events will go a long way in making the correct diagnosis, otherwise it could easily be misdiagnosed as epilepsy, nonepileptic paroxysmal movement disorder, or even gastrointestinal disorder.http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2013;volume=35;issue=4;spage=417;epage=419;aulast=IbrahimGastrointestinal disordergratification disordermovement disorderseizure |
| spellingShingle | Aliyu Ibrahim Belonwu Raymond Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Gastrointestinal disorder gratification disorder movement disorder seizure |
| title | Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18-month-old Nigerian girl: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | gratification disorder mimicking childhood epilepsy in an 18 month old nigerian girl a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Gastrointestinal disorder gratification disorder movement disorder seizure |
| url | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2013;volume=35;issue=4;spage=417;epage=419;aulast=Ibrahim |
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