Pseudohemiparesis and Tourette syndrome.
Three patients with Tourette syndrome and transient recurrent hemiparetic posturing (pseudohemiparesis) are presented. The transient nature of this posturing is not consistent with a static central nervous system deficit. It is felt that the Tourette syndrome symptomatology and pseudohemiparesis share a common pathophysiology. The inclusion of pseudohemiparesis in the differential diagnosis for cerebral palsy is suggested.
D000328:Adult; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005684:Gait; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications*