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  • Title: Familial paroxysmal kinesigenic choreo-athetosis in a child with visual hallucinations and obsessive-compulsive behaviour.
    Author: Jan JE, Freeman RD, Good WV.
    Journal: Dev Med Child Neurol; 1995 Apr; 37(4):366-9. PubMed ID: 7698527.
    Abstract:
    A teenage male is described, in whom Tourette Syndrome was suspected, which was later replaced by attacks of paroxysmal kinesigenic choreo-athetosis. He also exhibited bizarre, episodic perceptual distortions of his visual environment and manifestations of an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Carbamazepine treatment not only completely eliminated the recurring attacks of his choreo-athetosis but also, contrary to expectations, the visual disturbances and even the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder should be searched for by direct questioning in all patients with basal ganglia disorders.
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