A Case Report of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Presenting as Acquired Symptomatic West Syndrome
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) is an extremely complicated diagnosis because of the difficulty in finding the incriminating evidence of its existence and because of the ethical issue it raises for caregivers. Its implications from a medical, psychological and legal point of view raise diff...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol5no3/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%205,%20No.%203,%20July-Sept%202016%20Page%20124-126.pdf |
| Summary: | Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) is an
extremely complicated diagnosis because of the
difficulty in finding the incriminating evidence of its
existence and because of the ethical issue it raises for
caregivers. Its implications from a medical,
psychological and legal point of view raise difficult
questions for any professional confronted to it. We
present a case of 8 month female infant who was
diagnosed to have Hyperinsulinism causing
hypoglycemic brain injury and later developing
intractable convulsion with head drops, where EEG
was suggestive of West Syndrome, was actually a case
of Munchausen syndrome by proxy to start with. |
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| ISSN: | 2231-4261 2231-4261 |