Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report
Inahalant abuse is of increasing interest in India. The age of onset is typically during adolescence. Gasoline inhalant use is rarely reported in adolescents with intellectual deficit. We report a case of petrol dependence in a 10-year-old child with mental retardation. Possible effect of petrol huf...
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| author | Mohit Joshi G. K. Vankar |
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| description | Inahalant abuse is of increasing interest in India. The age of onset is typically during adolescence. Gasoline inhalant use is rarely reported in adolescents with intellectual deficit. We report a case of petrol dependence in a 10-year-old child with mental retardation. Possible effect of petrol huffing on behavior and cognition is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40d7b5b36cd84eb39e046ef442ad0bc62022-12-21T18:58:11ZengSAGE PublishingSubstance Abuse: Research and Treatment1178-22182015-01-01910.4137/SART.S20148Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case ReportMohit Joshi0G. K. Vankar1Department of Psychiatry, B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.Department of Psychiatry, B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.Inahalant abuse is of increasing interest in India. The age of onset is typically during adolescence. Gasoline inhalant use is rarely reported in adolescents with intellectual deficit. We report a case of petrol dependence in a 10-year-old child with mental retardation. Possible effect of petrol huffing on behavior and cognition is discussed.https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S20148 |
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| title | Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report |
| title_full | Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report |
| title_short | Gasoline Abuse in a 10-Year-Old Child with Mental Retardation: A Case Report |
| title_sort | gasoline abuse in a 10 year old child with mental retardation a case report |
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