Bruneau Marie-Andrée, Lespérance Paul, Chouinard Sylvain
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, CHUM-Notre-Dame Hospital, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2003 Summer;15(3):378-80. doi: 10.1176/jnp.15.3.378.
A rare disorder, neuroacanthocytosis is characterized by chorea, tics, subcortical cognitive impairments, and acanthocytosis. This study presents two men with neuroacanthocytosis who were initially diagnosed with schizophrenia. Findings revealed the intricate relationships between movement disorders and psychosis and the importance of accurate diagnoses.