title: Clinical and research implications of the co-occurrence of Asperger's and Tourette syndromes.
abstract: Recent advances in the understanding of Tourette Syndrome and Asperger's Syndrome are reviewed. Reports of the co-occurrence of these two uncommon neuropsychological disorders pose a number of questions, the answers to which are likely to have implications for other conditions at the interface of psychiatry and neurology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marriage
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davey
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology