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

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 w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: da Costa, Raquel Quimas Molina, Marrocos, Rogério Paysano, Leite, Marco Antonio Araujo, Porto, Fabio Henrique Gobbi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-5764-2016DN1003014
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Sumario: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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