Self Cannibalism of Fingers in an Alzheimer Patient

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Sunay O., MENDERES A.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.214-215, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5174/tutfd.2009.02743.3
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.214-215
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Alzheimer, cannibalism
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In society, the instinct to eat one's own tissues is rare. However it is generally limited to reported cases concerning soft tissue. A patient who was admitted to our department had eaten the distal and middle phalangeal soft tissue along with bone tissue.