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Psychosomatic Medicine 35:419-435 (1973)
© 1973 American Psychosomatic Society

Tourette's Syndrome: Summary of Data on 34 Patients

ARTHUR K. SHAPIRO MD1, ELAINE SHAPIRO PHD1, HENRIETTE L. WAYNE MD, ScD1, JOHN CLARKIN PHD1, and RUTH D. BRUUN MD1

1 Special Studies Laboratory, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

Address for reprint requests: Arthur K. Shapiro, MD, Department of Psychiatry, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021.

A review of the data collected on 34 patients with Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome was presented. The data summarized the demography, birth, developmental, and family histories of these patients. The development and characteristics of the symptomatology were described. Psychopathological theories suggested in the literature as etiologically related to Tourette's syndrome were not confirmed. Evidence was presented in support of the hypothesis that the etiology of Tourette's syndrome is an organic impairment of the central nervous system. The difficulties in diagnosis were reviewed and a description of the syndrome was provided. The treatment history with haloperidol of these patients was outlined. Early diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome is important now that an effective treatment is available.

Submitted on November 15, 1972
Revised on January 2, 1973




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