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Socio-legal consequences of Tourette Syndrome and its comorbidities: A case study and review of the literature.

Authors :
Fatih P
Mutluer T
Shabsog M
Capaci M
Necef I
Taskiran S
Yorulmaz C
Source :
Journal of forensic and legal medicine [J Forensic Leg Med] 2020 Apr; Vol. 71, pp. 101937. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 10.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Tourette Syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with the presence of multiple motor and one or more verbal tics. In this case report, we present a 16 years old Tourette syndrome patient who was diagnosed with comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The patient was evaluated for legal responsibility after she made untrue allegations saying that a bus driver had sexually harassed her. We summarize the case and review the current literature to assess the socio-legal aspects of Tourette syndrome.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-7487
Volume :
71
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of forensic and legal medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32342907
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2020.101937