Year: 1915
Type: article
Abstract: The recent article on trichotillomania1drew my attention to the fact that I have had an example of this peculiar disorder under my care during the past year. The patient, C. L., American, is a boy, aged 4 years. There are three other children, all apparently normal in every way, and the family history discloses nothing of cutaneous or neurologic interest. The patient was raised on the breast, and is a well-nourished, sturdy little fellow, 3 feet and 4 inches tall, and weighs 40 pounds. Like his brother and sisters, he sucked his fingers up to the time he was 18 or 20 months old. He has never suffered from chorea or spasms of any kind. About one year ago his mother first noticed that he had acquired the habit of jerking hairs out of the left side of his scalp. The operation was performed with either hand, although
Source: JAMA
Author: J. C. Martin
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4233608896