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Fragile X syndrome associated with tic disorders.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 15 Jun 2008
Schneider Susanne A, Robertson Mary M, Rizzo Renata, Turk Jeremy, Bhatia Kailash P, Orth Michael
Abstract excerpt
Movement disorders other than late onset tremor-ataxia in association with fragile X syndrome, the most common identifiable cause of inherited mental retardation, seem to be rare. Here we describe five male patients from three unrelated families with fragile X syndrome that presented with motor and phonic tics. Clinically, 4 patients fulfilled diagnostic criteria for Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) while 1...
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