ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Winadda Piyasil , M.D. Rattanotai Prubrukarn, M.D. Warunee Amoratat, M.D.

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Clinical Characteristics of Tourette’s Disorder in Thai Children.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 46 No.3 July-September 2000; P 187-194.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective To study the clinical features and disorders associated with Tourette’s disorder in children who were treated at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health. Method A retrospective study was conducted to gather detailed information of 43 children who were newly diagnosed, based on DSM-V, with Tourette’s disorder between 1990 and 2000 at the Child Psychiatric Clinic, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health. Results It was found that Tourette’s disorder accounted for 26.7 percent of the newly diagnosed child patients with tic disorders. The ratio between male and female patients were 8.6:1, with most of the patients seeking medical treatment when they were 8-9 years old and studying in Grades 2 or 3. There was a family history of the disorder in 24.4 percent of the cases. Facial tics occurring at the eyelids, cheeks, and mouth were the most commonly found symptoms, followed by neck and shoulder tics, while another 24.4 percent of the cases suffered from complex motor contraction. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was found to be the most common co-morbidity, followed by anxiety disorder, learning disorder, and mood disorder. Obsessive-compressive disorder was found only in 8.9 percent of the cases. Conclusions The clinical characteristics and diseases associated with Tourette’ disorder in Thai child patients were not different from those reported in the western countries. However, The prevalence of family history of tic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder was lower than that found in the western hemisphere.

Keywords: Tourette’s disorder, tic disorders, child psychiatry, tourette

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2001

Address: Child Psychiatric Unit , Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health , Bangkok 10400, THAILAND

Code: 0000033

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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