Citation

Bartlet LB, Limsila P. Br. J. Psychiatry 1992; 161: 412-414.

Affiliation

Paediatric Unit, Southampton General Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1393316

Abstract

A 3 1/2-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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