Self-biting with multiple finger amputations following spinal cord injury.
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.
D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000209:etiology*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000209:etiology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009259:Nail Biting / Q000209:etiology; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*