Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome associated with chronic schizophrenia.
We report a patient in whom Tourette's syndrome (TS) and Type I schizophrenia coincided, and suggest, based on clinical features and pharmacological responses, that both conditions in this patient could have a common pathophysiological basis.
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Department of Neurology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000150:complications; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D009271:Naltrexone; D006220:Haloperidol