Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome resembling a typical Tourette syndrome.
A young man presenting with a Tourette syndrome-like disorder that was the main clinical manifestation of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome is described. It is recommended that, even in the case of slow progression, HSS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of TS-like disorders.
Department of Neurological Sciences, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Valentina
V
Scarano
Maria Teresa
MT
Pellecchia
Alessandro
A
Filla
Paolo
P
Barone
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D006211:Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*