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A Case Report of 5 yr Old Boy with Malingering in Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Nigeria

There are few reported cases of malingering in children in developed countries, but none has been reported among Nigerian children. This could be because of missed diagnosis, thus creating the impression that malingering is rare in children. Ability to clearly establish that a client has a primary m...

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Autores principales: Oke, Oluwasola Julius, Osundare, Yetunde Justina, Folarin, Oluwatobi Faith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31303691
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/nmj.NMJ_163_18
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Sumario:There are few reported cases of malingering in children in developed countries, but none has been reported among Nigerian children. This could be because of missed diagnosis, thus creating the impression that malingering is rare in children. Ability to clearly establish that a client has a primary motive behind feigning the illness is a major to look for in malingering. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with a history of recurrent abnormal body movement and shaking of his body which on detailed evaluation revealed the intention behind his presentation.