Attempted Infanticide

Attempted infanticide and suicide inaugurating catatonia associated with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: a case report

BACKGROUND Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with motor and behavioural symptoms. Though usually occurring in patients with schizophrenia and mood disorders, this syndrome may also be associated with neurological diseases or general medical conditions. Few cases of catatonia associated with autoimmune disorders have been described. CASE PRESENTATION Here, we report the case of a 27-yea...

Infanticide

I if When I visited the hospital I knew that the birth had taken place about a week before, so I went prepared to see an almost completely recovered young mother, to admire the baby and chat hilariously about the shocks and indignities of the labour ward. It was normal visiting hours so it did not occur to me to ask a nurse if I could see her. Knowing the number of her room, I went straight up ...

a curious case of attempted infanticide by percutaneous needles insertion: diagnosis and laparoscopic management.

abstract  this is a case of a 6 mouths old boy victim of an attempted infanticide by using sharp long needles inserted  through his abdominal wall. he was successfully  managed by laparoscopic approach.

Infanticide and Moral Consistency

Can Infanticide be Adaptive