Motor stereotypies in adult patients with Tourette syndrome

Maneeka Ubhi; Kanu Achinivu; Stefano Seri; Andrea E Cavanna

doi:10.2217/fnl-2019-0031

Motor stereotypies in adult patients with Tourette syndrome

Maneeka Ubhi, Kanu Achinivu, Stefano Seri, Andrea E Cavanna

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	0031
Journal	Future Neurology
Volume	15
Issue number	2
Early online date	11 May 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/fnl-2019-0031
Publication status	Published - May 2020

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© 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/

Keywords

Tourette syndrome
asperger syndrome
autism spectrum disorder
stereotypies
tics

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