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 Eponyms in category: Child abuse
 4 main and alternative entries found.
 
Meadow's syndrome (Münchhausen's syndrome by proxy)
A peculiar form of child abuse. In most cases it is the mother inventing symptoms and fabricating signs in relation to her child, and thus causing the child painful and unnecessary physical examinations and treatments.
Münchhausen's syndrome by proxy
A peculiar form of child abuse. In most cases it is the mother inventing symptoms and fabricating signs in relation to her child, and thus causing the child painful and unnecessary physical examinations and treatments.
Polle's syndrome (misnomer) (Münchhausen's syndrome by proxy)
A peculiar form of child abuse. In most cases it is the mother inventing symptoms and fabricating signs in relation to her child, and thus causing the child painful and unnecessary physical examinations and treatments.
Syndrome de Munchausen par procuration (French) (Münchhausen's syndrome by proxy)
A peculiar form of child abuse. In most cases it is the mother inventing symptoms and fabricating signs in relation to her child, and thus causing the child painful and unnecessary physical examinations and treatments.
 

 
 

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