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Masturbation mimicking paroxysmal dystonia or dyskinesia in a young girl
Author(s) -
Mink Jonathan W.,
Neil Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870100421
Subject(s) - girl , paroxysmal dyskinesia , dystonia , dyskinesia , pediatrics , medicine , neurological disorder , psychology , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , surgery , developmental psychology , pathology , parkinson's disease , disease
Abstract We present the case of a young girl with periodic posturing during masturbation. The child had been evaluated by several physicians and underwent numerous diagnostic tests before the spells were seen by a physician and determined to be selfstimulatory and not paroxysmal dystonia. Masturbation is a normal and common behavior in young children and should be recognized as such. Failure to recognize this behavior can lead to unnecessary and invasive testing.