Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in mental handicap.
A case of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a mildly mentally retarded adult female is described. The clinical features, natural history and response to treatment were typical of the condition but the association with mental retardation, epilepsy and psychotic phenomena were unusual.
D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D011352:Procyclidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D011352:Procyclidine; D006220:Haloperidol