Zelnik N
Child Development Clinic, Carmel Hospital, Haifa.
Harefuah. 1992 Mar 1;122(5):301-4.
Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a combination of multiple motor and vocal tics. It is frequently associated with other manifestations which are typical, though not obligatory for the diagnosis. Some of these manifestations may appear in early childhood and cause developmental disorders. Our observations in 2 families, in which an early developmental symptom was later found to be an associated manifestation of Tourette syndrome, led us to investigate our other patients with this syndrome. In all, 16 patients were studied. Early developmental disabilities, such as speech and language disorder, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, motor clumsiness or behavioral problems were found in 8. An epidemiological survey is needed to determine the prevalence of the association of Tourette syndrome with developmental manifestations in early childhood.
抽动秽语综合征是一种神经精神障碍，其特征为多种运动性和发声性抽动的组合。它常与其他典型表现相关联，不过这些表现并非诊断该病的必备条件。其中一些表现可能在儿童早期出现并导致发育障碍。我们对两个家庭进行了观察，在这两个家庭中，一种早期发育症状后来被发现是抽动秽语综合征的相关表现，这促使我们对患有该综合征的其他患者展开调查。总共研究了16名患者。在8名患者中发现了早期发育障碍，如言语和语言障碍、学习障碍、注意力缺陷多动障碍、运动笨拙或行为问题。需要进行一项流行病学调查，以确定抽动秽语综合征与儿童早期发育表现之间关联的患病率。
