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.
Scarano
Valentina
V
Department of Neurological Sciences, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Pellecchia
Maria Teresa
MT
Filla
Alessandro
A
Barone
Paolo
P
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*