Am J Psychiatry 1987; 144:1066-1067
Copyright © 1987 by American Psychiatric Association
Onset of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome before 1 year of age
L Burd and J Kerbeshian
The authors report on three patients in North Dakota with an apparent onset
of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome before 1 year of age. Infantile onset
may occur in 4.1% of the child patients with Tourette's disorder in that
state. It is suggested that the diagnostic criteria for Tourette's disorder
be revised to include patients who develop the illness before they are 1
year old.
