Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual

We report a 12 year old girl that first consulted for fever with bilateral knee arthralgias. A neurological workout was started due to a progressive gait disturbance, but all results were incongruent with nerve or nerve root lesions, leading to the diagnosis of a functional paralysis. The patient wo...

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Autores principales:	Maida S,Ana Margarita, Molina P,María Elisa, Erazo T,Ricardo
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2001
Materias:	Münchausen syndrome by proxy Neurotic disorders
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Münchausen syndrome by proxy Neurotic disorders
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description	We report a 12 year old girl that first consulted for fever with bilateral knee arthralgias. A neurological workout was started due to a progressive gait disturbance, but all results were incongruent with nerve or nerve root lesions, leading to the diagnosis of a functional paralysis. The patient worsened to the point of prostration. Due to the suspicion that the mother was inducing the symptoms, the patient was admitted to the hospital, where she improved notably. She was discharged walking. The improvement during hospital stay confirmed the diagnosis of a Münchausen by proxy syndrome, mimicking a disabling neurological condition (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 917-20).
author	Maida S,Ana Margarita Molina P,María Elisa Erazo T,Ricardo
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title	Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
title_short	Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
title_full	Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
title_fullStr	Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
title_full_unstemmed	Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
title_sort	síndrome de münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2001
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Síndrome de Münchausen por poder: una presentación inusual

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