Motor stereotypies in adult patients with Tourette syndrome

Abstract

Aim: Correctly diagnosing repetitive behaviors in patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) can be challenging. The differential diagnosis between tics and stereotypies is of particular importance, because of treatment implications. Methods: We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of stereotypies in a large sample of adult patients with TS attending a specialist clinic. Results: Mild stereotypies were reported by 21/148 patients (14.2%). Patients with stereotypies were significantly more likely to have a comorbid diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, compared with patients without stereotypies. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the presence of Asperger syndrome significantly predicted stereotypy severity. Conclusion: Stereotypies are not rare in adults with TS and other neurodevelopmental conditions, especially Asperger syndrome.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.2217/fnl-2019-0031
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > Clinical and Systems Neuroscience
Additional Information: © 2020 Maneeka Ubhi, Kanu Achinivu, Stefano Seri & Andrea E Cavanna . This work is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords: Tourette syndrome,asperger syndrome,autism spectrum disorder,stereotypies,tics,Neurology,Clinical Neurology
Publication ISSN: 1748-6971
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 08:39
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2020 14:19
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2020-05
Published Online Date: 2020-05-11
Accepted Date: 2020-02-05
Authors: Ubhi, Maneeka
Achinivu, Kanu
Seri, Stefano (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-9247-8102)
Cavanna, Andrea E

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