Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome resembling a typical Tourette syndrome

Mov Disord. 2002 May;17(3):618-20. doi: 10.1002/mds.10105.

Abstract

A young man presenting with a Tourette syndrome-like disorder that was the main clinical manifestation of Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome is described. It is recommended that, even in the case of slow progression, HSS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of TS-like disorders.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / diagnosis*
  • Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / pathology
  • Tourette Syndrome / diagnosis*