Dementia & Neuropsychologia ()

All that glitters is not gold: When motor and vocal tics in a child do not match Tourette syndrome: A case report

  • Raquel Quimas Molina da Costa,
  • Rogério Paysano Marrocos,
  • Marco Antonio Araujo Leite,
  • Fabio Henrique Gobbi Porto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-5764-2016DN1003014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. 251 – 253

Abstract

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ABSTRACT The atypical form of Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN) tends to present at around the age of 14 years, has a heterogeneous presentation with extrapyramidal symptoms, and approximately one third of patients exhibit psychiatric problems. This paper reports the case of a patient with apparent typical symptoms of Tourette syndrome. However, the severity and poor response to treatment led to further investigation and the diagnosis of PKAN as a secondary cause of Tourettism was reached.

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