Do the same genes predispose to Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and dystonia? Report of a new family and review of the literature.

doi:10.1002/1531-8257(199909)14:5<826::aid-mds1016>3.0.co;2-9

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Do the same genes predispose to Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and dystonia? Report of a new family and review of the literature.

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Sept 1999

Németh A H, Mills K R, Elston J S, Williams A, Dunne E, Hyman N M

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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) and idiopathic focal torsion dystonia are both movement disorders in which the pathologic process is thought to arise within the basal ganglia. However, despite their possible functional links, they are clinically distinct and are generally considered to have different underlying etiologies. There are several reports in the literature that suggest a relationship between eye...

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