Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome: Genetic Marker?
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Vol. 8 (5) , 259-265
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01658108808996052
Abstract
In An Accompanying Paper (And In Other Reports), Visual Field Defects In Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome (Ts), A Complex Neuropsychiatric Condition Involving Motor, Vocal And Behavioral Anomalies Have Been Described. Tourette Syndrome Is Thought To Be A Dominant Trait Passed Preferentially From Fathers To Sons Over Daughters. In This Paper, Visual Field Studies Of Families Which Include A Proband Who Has A Confirmed Diagnosis Of Ts Are Presented. To Date, All Ts Patients, All Fathers And A Majority Of Mothers Of Probands Show Characteristic Visual Field Alterations. It Will Be Important To Determine Whether These Visual Field Determinations Serve As A Genetic Marker For This Complex Of Traits.Keywords
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