[Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a child with bipolar disorder].

نویسندگان

  • Miguel Angelo Boarati
  • Ana Regina G Lage Castillo
  • José Carlos Ramos Castillo
  • Lee Fu-I
چکیده

Sr. Editor, O transtorno do humor bipolar (THB) em crianças apresenta características clínicas bastante peculiares como predominância de estados mistos e ciclagem ultrarápida.1 A comorbidade de THB Síndrome de Gilles de La Tourette em criança portadora do transtorno do humor bipolar Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a child with bipolar disorder com síndrome de Gilles de La Tourette (SGT) na infância tem chamado atenção, mas os fatores associados ainda são pouco conhecidos.2-5 Relatamos o caso de um menino com THB encaminhado ao Ambulatório de Transtornos Afetivos do Serviço de Psiquiatria da Infância e Adolescência (ATA-SEPIA) do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas (IPq-HC) da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), cujos sintomas de SGT somente ficaram evidentes após a retirada da medicação que atuava como estabilizadora de humor.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista brasileira de psiquiatria

دوره 30 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008