Behavioural Neurology (Jan 1992)

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome—A Case Report from Guyana in South America

  • V. Eapen,
  • M. M. Robertson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1992-5107
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 39 – 41

Abstract

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A case of the Gilles de la Tourette syndrome from Guyana in South America is presented. The patient had a positive family history as well as coprolalia, echolalia, and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity. The family history and cross-cultural similarity emphasise the biological factors in the aetiology of the syndrome.