Foreign Bodies Ingested by a Mentally Retarded Patient

Foreign Bodies Ingested by a Mentally Retarded Patient

A mentally retarded patient was brought to the emergency department by his mother due to abdominal pain and the occasional vomiting of blood during the previous weekend. The patient claimed that he had swallowed nails approximately 1 month prior. However, the patient’s history of reliability was low. His vital signs were stable, and there was no melena upon rectal examination. There was no tend...

Intestinal Perforation by Ingested Foreign Bodies

The Mentally Retarded Patient

J. B. Lippincott Co. London: Pitman Medical Publishing (Jo. Pp. 203. 32s. The number of useful texts on mental deficiency is small, especially those by psychologists, so that a new volume written by the chief clinical psychologist of the Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals, New York, is opened with interest. The author, Harold Michal-Smith, draws a clear picture of the inadequacy of the social se...

Ingested Foreign Bodies Removed by Flexible Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients: A 10-year Retrospective Study

Introduction: Determination of type and location of trapped objects and endoscopic observations among children with foreign-body ingestion. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 105 endoscopic records of patients presenting with foreign-body ingestion from 2001–2011. Results: Button batteries were the most common objects removed (41%). The lower segment of the esophagus was the most common trappi...

A mentally retarded patient with schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is one of the most incapacitating forms of mental disorder that runs a chronic and relapsing course. It typically starts in adolescence or early adulthood and can be life-long. It is more common in people with learning disabilities than in the general population. Its prodromal features include depression, anxiety, suspiciousness, social isolation and bizarre behaviour. It may resu...