title: Chorea-acanthocytosis associated with Tourettism.
abstract: We report on a case of Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) in association with Tourettism that consisted of motor and vocal tics, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder in addition to the typical symptoms of ChAc. The subject was compared with his elder sister who had the same disease but milder clinical profile and neuroradiological findings. The [(18)F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings did not explain the differences in symptomatology between the patient and his sister, although they may have correlated with severity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Genjiro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: The Medical and Pharmacological Research Center Foundation, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsunari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Misuzu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Ariyuki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hamano-nishi Hospital, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications; D002819:Chorea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18