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Severe Deprivation in Childhood: A Case Report from Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

L. B. Bartlet  and
P. Limsila
L. B. Bartlet*
Affiliation:
Paediatric Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO9 4XY
P. Limsila
Affiliation:
Yuwaprasart Waithayopathum Hospital, Samutprakaran 10270, Thailand and Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A 3 ½-year-old girl was incarcerated in a bamboo cage after it was feared she had contracted rabies. Six years later, when she was released, she had lost almost all motor control, displayed a number of stereotypies, was incontinent of both faeces and urine, and was diagnosed as having grand mal epilepsy. After four years of treatment (aged 13) she had shown considerable improvement and her mental age was seven years.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 3 , September 1992 , pp. 412 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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