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Schizophrenia in a patient with established Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Elizabeth C Cassidy ,
Steven John Miller  and
Julie F Chalmers
Steven John Miller
Affiliation:
Stanley House, Christy Hospital, Wilmslow, Manchester M20 4BX, England
Julie F Chalmers
Affiliation:
Consultant Psychiatrist, Elms Clinic, Oxford Road, Bambury, Oxen OX 16 9AL, England
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Abstract

A 24 year old man with established Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS)and schizophrenia of recent onset is described. Other comorbid reports of schizophrenia and GTS are reviewed showing this association to be rare, with only nine previous reported cases. GTS and schizophrenia have many phenomenological similarities and a link has been considered between the two disorders but never clearly established. Reasons for the lack of an association where one might be expected are considered. Possibilities include under reporting or misdiagnosis of GTS or the possible masking of psychotic symptoms by treatment of the GTS.

Keywords

Tourettes syndromeSchizophreniaDual diagnosis
Type
Case Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 166 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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