Developmental disorder, Tourette disorder and schizophrenia: a case study.
We present a unique case of an 18-year-old male who had a classic picture of schizophrenia preceded by a well documented history of Tourette Disorder and a developmental disorder. The subject, a member of an ongoing study on first-admission psychosis, has been systematically evaluated and followed up for two years, and the interesting neuropsychological findings are presented and compared to those of the rest of the sample with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The triad of schizophrenia, Tourette Disorder and developmental disorder is described for the first time in a subject with an adult type schizophrenia. Possible neurodevelopmental impairments explaining the clinical picture are discussed in view of the recent literature.
Fennig
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Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA.
Fennig
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Pomeroy
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Calev
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications*