ith ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁Royal ▁Inf irm ary . ▁He ▁referred ▁to ▁this ▁behavior ▁as ▁M unch aus en ▁synd rome ▁by ▁proxy ▁( MS b P ). ▁ ▁The ▁medical ▁community ▁was ▁initially ▁ske pt ical ▁of ▁F DI A ' s ▁existence , ▁but ▁it ▁gradually ▁gained ▁accept ance ▁as ▁a ▁recognized ▁condition . ▁There ▁are ▁now ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁case ▁reports ▁of ▁F DI A ▁in ▁the ▁literature . ▁Re ports ▁come ▁from ▁developing ▁countries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁with ▁one ▁case ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁Or lando , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁in ▁West chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Other ▁reports ▁come ▁from ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁O man . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Roy ▁M ead ow ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁witness ▁in ▁several ▁murder ▁cases ▁involving ▁MS b P / F II . ▁M ead ow ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁for ▁child ▁protection , ▁though ▁later , ▁his ▁reputation , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁the ▁cred ibility ▁of ▁MS b P , ▁became ▁dam aged ▁when ▁several ▁conv ict ions ▁of ▁child ▁killing , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁witness , ▁were ▁over turn ed . ▁The ▁moth ers ▁in ▁those