Citation

Dahlin PA, Van Buskirk NE, Novotny RW, Hollis IR, George J. Paraplegia 1985; 23(5): 306-318.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4069740

Abstract

We have observed mutilative self-biting leading to multiple finger amputations in two patients following C4 complete spinal cord injury (SCI). Both men were of normal intelligence without psychosis and each had a neurotic personality and history of fingernail biting. They related the self-biting to anxiety and depression. We believe these to be the first English language reports of multiple finger amputations due to self-biting following SCI.

Language: en