XXXX ("infantile masturbation"): a review.

@entity1 @entity74 @entity3520 @entity302
BACKGROUND: Little has been published on gratification disorder ("infantile masturbation") in early childhood. AIMS: To expand on the profile of @entity1 diagnosed with this condition. METHODS: Retrospective case note review; Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit paediatric neurology outpatient department 1972-2002. RESULTS: Thirty one @entity1 were diagnosed (11 males and 20 females). Twenty one were referred for evaluation of possible @entity302 or @entity302 . The median age at first symptoms was 10.5 months (range 3 months to 5 years 5 months). The median age at diagnosis was 24.5 months (range 5 months to 8 years). The median frequency of events was seven times per week, and the median length 2.5 minutes. Events occurred in any situation in 10 @entity1 , and in a car seat in 11. Types of behaviour manifested were @entity3520 posturing in 19, grunting in 10, rocking in 9, eidetic imagery in 7, and sweating in 6. Two @entity1 had been previously diagnosed as having definite @entity302 . In nine cases home video was invaluable in allowing confident diagnosis. CONCLUSION: @entity74 , otherwise called infantile masturbation, is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of @entity302 and other paroxysmal events in early childhood. Home video recording of events often prevents unnecessary investigations and treatments.
