title: Reflex tics in two patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
abstract: Two patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) showed tics triggered by external stimuli. This unusual feature is of significance to the aetiology of GTS and in particular the relationship between GTS and the startle response.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Commander
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ridley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D012931:Social Environment; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology