| Longitudinal evolution of prefrontal leucotomy in Tourette's syndrome. | |
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PMID: 7651455 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We report the case of a 69-year-old man with severe Tourette's syndrome (TS) who underwent a bilateral prefrontal leucotomy at the age of 29 years to alleviate coprolalia, copropraxia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. No improvement was observed during the 5 years after the leucotomy. Tics and associated behavioral abnormalities disappeared thereafter, to recur at age 67. Long-term follow-up of single cases can help to estimate the role of neurosurgery in the treatment of TS. |
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Authors:
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J Kulisevsky; M L Berthier; A Avila |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society Volume: 10 ISSN: 0885-3185 ISO Abbreviation: Mov. Disord. Publication Date: 1995 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-09-28 Completed Date: 1995-09-28 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8610688 Medline TA: Mov Disord Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 345-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. |
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Aged Brain Mapping Dominance, Cerebral / physiology Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Prefrontal Cortex / physiopathology, surgery* Psychosurgery* Tourette Syndrome / physiopathology, surgery* Treatment Outcome |
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