A case of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome

Jyoti Prakash; Pragnya Singh; PS Bhat; K Srivastava; Vikash Gupta

doi:10.4103/0972-6748.181727

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 24 | Issue : 2 | Page : 192-194

A case of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome

Jyoti Prakash¹, Pragnya Singh², PS Bhat³, K Srivastava⁴, Vikash Gupta⁵
¹ Departments of Psychiatry, Command Hospital Eastern Command, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
² Departments of Psychiatry, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
³ Department of Pathology, Command Hospital Southern Command, Pune, Maharashtra, India
⁴ Scientist F and Clinical Psychologist, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
⁵ Psychiatrist, Air Force Hospital, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
Jyoti Prakash
Command Hospital, Eastern Command, Kolkata - 700 027, West Bengal
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0972-6748.181727

Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome is an uncommon illness associated with repetitive un-voluntary abnormal movements and utterance. It is often associated with other psychiatric morbidities. Management requires awareness of this uncommon illness, keen observation, relevant evaluation, and combination of pharmacology and psychotherapy for an optimal outcome. This case is brought out here for florid presentation and nuances of management.

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