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Pica Disease

Known as: pica disorder, Pica, Pica Eating Disorder 
An eating disorder characterized by the persistent eating of nonnutritive substances such as clay or soil; this behavior must be inappropriate to the… 
National Institutes of Health

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2004
2004
Parallel ICA and its hardware implementation in hyperspectral image analysis
Advances in hyperspectral images have dramatically boosted remote sensing applications by providing abundant information using… 
1998
1998
Prediction of Vertebral Artery Compression in Patients with Hemifacial Spasm Using Oblique Sagittal MR Imaging
Summary To discriminate between the various compressing vessels of the facial nerves in patients with hemifacial spasm, pre… 
1985
1985
Intraventricular hemorrhage due to aneurysms of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Report of three cases.
Three cases of ruptured aneurysm of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) presenting with isolated… 
1980
1980
Geniculate neuralgia and audio-vestibular disturbances due to compression of the intermediate and eighth nerves by the postero-inferior cerebellar artery.
A compression of the intermediate, cochlear and vestibular parts of the VIII nerve by a redundant loop of the posterior inferior… 
1977
1977
Language therapy effects in long term aphasia.
This report describes the results of language therapy initiated 1 to 6 years after the onset of aphasia in 14 patients. During… 
1977
1977
Aphasia testing: a second look at the Porch Index of Communicative Ability.
It has been claimed that the Porch Index of Communicative Ability (PICA), through its multidimensional scoring system, corrects… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Spouses' understanding of the communication disabilities of aphasic patients.
The language skills of 11 aphasic patients were assessed through the use of the PICA. Spuses's understanding of the aphasic… 
1975
1975
A structured approach teaching aphasics basic sentence types.
SummaryThis study investigated a structured approach teaching three basic sentence types (b.s.t.) to adult aphasics. The three… 
1973
1973
The etiological factors and clinical implications of pica: report of case.
Pica is considered an unusual hunger for and ingestion of nonfood substances. A case of pica in an otherwise apparently normal… 
1956
1956
Emotional factors in the etiology and treatment of lead poisoning; a study of pica in children.
In order to treat lead poisoning in children adequately, it is necessary to consider the factors which cause children to ingest…