Compulsive targeted self-injurious behaviour in humans with neuropathic pain: A counterpart of animal autotomy? Four case reports and literature review

Pain

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 569-578

  Mailis, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compulsive targeted self injurious behaviour; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOTOMY; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029944218     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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