Masturbation in infancy and early childhood presenting as a movement disorder: 12 Cases and a review of the literature

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1427-1432

  Yang, Michele L ^b   Fullwood, Erika ^b   Goldstein, Joshua ^b   Mink, Jonathan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Masturbation; Movement disorders; Neurology; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONIDINE; GABAPENTIN; LORAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MASTURBATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VIDEOTAPE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MASTURBATION; MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

EID: 33644698114     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0532     Document Type: Article

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