Loss of Sight Caused by Ocular Self-Mutilative Behaviour: A Case of Malignant Tourette Syndrome

Noro Psikiyatr Ars. 2019 May 6;56(2):162-164. doi: 10.29399/npa.22987. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Tourette's Syndrome is developmental neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by stereotypic, non-rhythmic multiple motor and/or vocal tics. In rare cases, severe tics which can be life-threatening or self-mutilating may be observed in Tourette Syndrome. These types of cases that involve severe self-injurious behavior are called malignant Tourette's Syndrome. In this report, we present an adult case of Tourette Syndrome with vision loss as a result of recurrent and severe ocular self-mutilative tics.

Keywords: Tourette’s syndrome; adult; self-mutilation; vision loss.

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  • Case Reports