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The Role of the Amygdaloid Complex in Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Danitza Jadresic
Danitza Jadresic*
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Neuropsychiatry & Epilepsy Unit, Maudsley Hospital, London SE5 8AZ
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Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
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Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS) is a relatively rare neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by multiple motor tics accompanied by vocalisations. It usually starts in early childhood and is more common in males than females. Obsessional compulsive disorder (OCD) is an integral part of GTS (Robertson, 1989). GTS is also associated with coprolalia, copropraxia, and other echophenomena, as well as attention-deficit disorder, self-injury, and other behaviour problems (Robertson et al, 1988; Robertson, 1989). Family pedigree studies have demonstrated that most GTS cases in the community are mild and do not receive medical attention (Kurlan et al, 1987; Robertson & Gourdie, 1990).

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 532 - 534
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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