
@article{ref1,
title="Loss of sight caused by ocular self-mutilative behaviour: a case of malignant Tourette syndrome",
journal="Noro Psikiyatr Ars",
year="2019",
author="Akgül, İbrahim Fuat and Karaş, Hakan and Sayğili, İshak and Usta, Haluk",
volume="56",
number="2",
pages="162-164",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1300-0667",
doi="10.29399/npa.22987",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.29399/npa.22987"
}