Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in Central Africa: A case report

Marcellin Bugeme, Kegnide Christelle Cadnelle Affognon, Jacques Mbaz Musung, Franck Shongo Omanjelo, Dirk E. Teuwen, Sarah Kilumba Numbi, Jenny Tshijik Ndua, Olivier Mukuku, Emmanuel Kiyana Muyumba
2022 Advances in General Practice of Medicine  
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS), also known as Tourette disorder or Tourette syndrome, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by the presence of multiple motor and one or more vocal/phonic tics. These tics are generally more common during childhood and reach a maximum severity between 10 and 12 years. Ticks tend to decrease during late adolescence and adulthood in a majority of patients. We report an observation of GTS diagnosed in a 12-year-old child who was taken care of
more » ... y clonazepam with a good improvement in its symptomatology. This condition has been reported only very rarely in black sub-Saharan Africans and this is probably the first case of GTS reported in Central Africa.
doi:10.25082/agpm.2022.01.006 fatcat:7zinp55dxjf5dk37qjx2kf72v4