Disappearance of motor tics after Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient with Tourette's syndrome

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Pantoni, L [1 ]
Poggesi, L [1 ]
Repice, A [1 ]
Inzitari, D [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FLORENCE,INTERNAL MED & CARDIOL INST,I-50134 FLORENCE,ITALY
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10.1212/WNL.48.2.381
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a disease characterized by multiple motor and vocal ties as well as behavioral abnormalities. The anatomic substrates of this syndrome are not defined. We report a 48-year-old man with TS in whom motor ties disappeared after the onset of a midbrain syndrome related to thiamine deficiency (Wernicke's encephalopathy). MRI study showed a lesion in the dorsal area of the midbrain. This case suggests that loops located in the midbrain tegmentum may influence the presence of motor ties in patients with TS.
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