title: Head banging in young children.
abstract: Head banging is a rhythmic motor activity that may occur in normal infants and young children, as well as in children with underlying psychiatric or neurologic disease. Once underlying pathology has been excluded, parents should be reassured about the benign nature of the activity.
authors.affiliation: Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Vinson
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Gelinas-Sorell
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007099:Imipramine