A calendar savant with autism and Tourette syndrome. Response to treatment and thoughts on the interrelationships of these conditions.
A case of a calendar savant with infantile autism and Tourette syndrome is presented. Pharmacotherapy and comorbidity issues are discussed in terms of the interrelationships of these conditions and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
Pribor
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D001076:Aptitude; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002997:Clomipramine