Enjoys owning and using tools, making loud noises. Talks in a loud voice. Patient is generally of happy disposition, unable to recognize the antisocial and pathologic nature of this behavior. Uncontrollable urge to accumulate and caress large metal objects such as anvils and power hammers.
Claims pleasure in doing so.
Primarily affects males, but has begun to also appear in females. Usually begins after exposure to affected individuals and their products. Try to re-introduce to general population. Such exposure may only cause patient to develop additional symptoms without loss of original symptoms. No cure is presently known.