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. 1991 Nov;83(11):1018–1020.

Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome Associated With Head Injury: A Case Report

Adelola Adeloye, Nabeel Kouka
PMCID: PMC2571607  PMID: 1766013

Abstract

A case of Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome in a Kuwaiti woman is described, and the possibility of antecedent head injury as the organic etiological factor is discussed.

Keywords: Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome, head injury, motor tics

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