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Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología
On-line version ISSN 2631-2581Print version ISSN 1019-8113
Abstract
GARCIA-ACERO, Mary and ESPINOSA, Eugenia. Familial Tourette Syndrome: Case Report And Review Of Literature. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2018, vol.27, n.2, pp.87-91. ISSN 2631-2581.
Tourette syndrome is a childhood neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics of at least one year. Its exact etiology is unknown, but fronto-subcortical neural pathways and complex interactions between social, environmental and genetic factors have been involved. Genetic studies have reported susceptibility loci in genes involved in synaptic connection, however, evidence is needed in larger samples. This case report describes a 14-year-old boy with a personal and family history of Tourette's syndrome, suggesting an autosomal dominant mechanism of inheritance.
Keywords : Tourette syndrome; genetics; multifactorial; inheritance..