Three Cases of Palatal Tics and Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome.

Journal: Journal of child neurology

Volume: 30

Issue: 9

Year of Publication: 2016

Affiliated Institutions:  Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Pediatriche, University of Catania, Italy rerizzo@unict.it. Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University/Altrecht Academic Anxiety Outpatient Services, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria O.V.E. Policlinico, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. Department of Neurology, St Georges Hospital, University of London, London, United Kingdom Department of Mental Health Sciences, St Georges Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract summary 

Five patients with palatal tics and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome have been previously reported. Little is known about the characteristics of palatal tics given that there are so few reports. On one hand, palatal tics may be rare. Alternatively, they may be less well recognized than repetitive eye blinking or sniffing, which are both obvious and, therefore, more often reported. We describe 3 patients with palatal tics and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. We also review the 5 patients reported in the literature and explore whether there are characteristic features among this group of 8 cases. The 8 patients had the following features: (1) Personal history of other multiple motor/vocal tics, (2) the presence of typical Gilles de la Tourette syndrome comorbidities, (3) positive family history of tics and/or Gilles de la Tourette syndrome comorbidities, (4) the presence of audible "ear clicks," (5) younger age at onset (2 years). We suggest that palatal tics are underreported.

Authors & Co-authors:  Rizzo Renata R Cath Danielle D Pavone Piero P Tijssen Marina M Robertson Mary M MM

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Authors :  5
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1177/0883073814546687
SSN : 1708-8283
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Adolescent
Other Terms
Tourette;case reports;characteristics palatal tics;differential diagnosis;palatal movements
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
United States