[Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in a child with bipolar disorder].
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de psiquiatria
دوره 30 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008