A Case of Pica with Motor-Mental Retardation and with Foreign Bodies in the Larynx and Gastrointestinal Tract: Autopsy Results and Current Literature Review

A Case of Pica with Motor-Mental Retardation and with Foreign Bodies in the Larynx and Gastrointestinal Tract: Autopsy Results and Current Literature Review

Pica is the continuous consumption of non-nutritive and non-food items for at least one month. In this study, a 17-year-old boy pica case diagnosed with motor-mental retardation due to cerebral palsy was presented. It was learned that the case was exhibiting object swallowing behaviour. He was found...

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Main Authors: Omer Faruk Aykir, Ferhan Kandemir, Mehmet Sunay Yavuz, Ufuk Akin, Zehra Zerrin Erkol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2021-09-01
Series:Haseki Tıp Bülteni
Subjects:
pica
foreign bodies
asphyxia
intellectual disability
aut
Online Access: http://www.hasekidergisi.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-case-of-pica-with-motor-mental-retardation-and-w/48291

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