title: Obsessions and compulsions in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.
abstract: The incidence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS) was assessed with a specially designed questionnaire. The Inventory was administered to patients with OCD, patients with GTS, and normal controls. Fifty-one percent of the patients with GTS had significantly elevated Inventory scores. The frequent occurrence of OCD in GTS suggests that the two disorders may share common neurobiologic mechanisms.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Trimble
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications*