[Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Tourette disorder (TD): between comorbidity and differential diagnosis]

Medicina (B Aires). 2024 Mar:84 Suppl 1:20-25.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Tourette Disorder (TD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are both major neuropsychiatric conditions that usually begin during infancy This revision aims to collaborate with pediatricians, who are often confronted with the question of co-morbidity or differential diagnosis between ADHD and TD. The question becomes urgent when the clinician must decide if he/she can start ADHD or TD treatment. We encourage our colleagues to revise our findings, based in bimolecular and neuroanatomic shared issues in addition to updated epidemiological findings. The clinician will find an original proposed algorithm that they can use when the shared symptoms are present in a little patient. TD and ADHD must be intervened early, so we can get better outcomes. The consequences of letting the symptoms increase can generate sequels and handicaps, that can interfere with the quality of life and functionality not only during infancy and adolescence but also in adult life.

El Trastorno de Tourette (TT) y el Trastorno por déficit de atención / hiperactividad (TDAH) son entidades neuropsiquiátricas que usualmente inician en la infancia. Esta revisión busca colaborar con los clínicos, quienes suelen confrontarse al dilema de saber si existe una comorbilidad o un diagnóstico diferencial, ya que esta pregunta cobra vital importancia en el momento de decidir el tratamiento. Invitamos al colega a revisar nuestros hallazgos, soportados por bases moleculares, fisiológicas y neuroanatómicas, además de los datos epidemiológicos. Al final, brindamos una propuesta de algoritmo diagnóstico que podrá utilizar cuando se encuentre ante síntomas compartidos entre los dos diagnósticos. El TDAH y el TT deben ser intervenidos tempranamente, para mejorar la calidad de vida y funcionalidad del paciente y prevenir secuelas, no solo en niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA), también a lo largo de la vida.

Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Children and adolescents; Comorbidity; Tourette Disorder (TD); tics.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / epidemiology
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity* / psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Quality of Life
  • Tourette Syndrome* / diagnosis
  • Tourette Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Tourette Syndrome* / psychology