P Voitsidis1, K Diamantopoulos2, I Gliatas1, I Diakogiannis1, E Parlapani1. 1. 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "Papageorgiou", Thessaloniki, Greece. 2. Neurodegeneration Imaging Group, King's College London, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental motor disorder. The first diagnosis during adult life involves cases of pre-existing undiagnosed TS. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of an elderly patient with severe, non-remitted TS, misdiagnosed with "psychoneurosis". The patient was correctly labeled at the age of 82. CONCLUSION: Despite delays in TS diagnosis, only a few patients remain undiagnosed by the age of 45. Both TS under- and misdiagnosis have an impact on patients' outcomes. HIPPOKRATIA 2019, 23(1): 47-48. Copyright 2019, Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki.
BACKGROUND:Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental motor disorder. The first diagnosis during adult life involves cases of pre-existing undiagnosed TS. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the case of an elderly patient with severe, non-remitted TS, misdiagnosed with "psychoneurosis". The patient was correctly labeled at the age of 82. CONCLUSION: Despite delays in TS diagnosis, only a few patients remain undiagnosed by the age of 45. Both TS under- and misdiagnosis have an impact on patients' outcomes. HIPPOKRATIA 2019, 23(1): 47-48. Copyright 2019, Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki.
Authors: J F Leckman; M A Riddle; M T Hardin; S I Ort; K L Swartz; J Stevenson; D J Cohen Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 1989-07 Impact factor: 8.829