Author:
Lal Samarthji,AlAnsari Esam
Abstract
ABSTRACT:A Tourette-like syndrome (TLS) may occur after long-term neuroleptic treatment. A review of 11 cases reported in the literature is given. We describe the onset of a TLS in a 13-year old boy with childhood schizophrenia after short term, low-dose treatment with thioridazine. The syndrome resolved 5 months after neuroleptic withdrawal. Subsequent exposure to neuroleptics (mainly perphenazine) induced a recurrence of motor tics and involuntary vocalizations which resolved on drug discontinuation. Awareness that neuroleptics may induce a TLS may lead to prompt recognition and avoidance of labelling the manifestations as symptoms of the underlying psychosis or attention-seeking behaviour.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Clinical Neurology,Neurology,General Medicine
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