Treatment of self-induced trauma in a patient with cerebral palsy.
Factitious illness can be a problem for disabled patients who experience recurrent trauma or irritation to a particular part of the body. In this case, the patient's recurring lip trauma combined with his overlying physical disability presented a problem not easily solved with prior methods of treating lip trauma. Modifying the standard orthodontic appliance solved the problem; after a short period of use, the patient dropped the harmful habit that caused the lip trauma. The appliance was no longer needed.
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Developmental Disabilities Program, Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07962-1956, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000628:therapy*