Cross-sectional study on comorbidity of tourette syndrome
Yan Xiuping
Chen Xu
He Fan
Zheng Yi
Abstract：Objective? To investigate the comorbidity of Tourette syndrome (TS). Methods? From June 2013 to May 2015, all TS patients of Beijing Anding Hospital were recruited. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the TS patients and their parents. The clinician surveyed the patient for general demographic information, TS prevalence and treatment status, and conducted a Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for children and adolescents (MINI-Kid) for evaluation. Results? A total of 414 patients were included in the analysis. After MINI-Kid re-diagnosis, the prevalence rate was 91.30%(378/414), while the clinical diagnosis of comorbidity was only 10.39%(43/414). After MINI re-diagnosis, it was found that TS had the largest number of patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a total of 308 cases, accounting for 74.40% of the total number. Followed by major depressive disorder. The treatment rate of TS comorbidity was low in clinical practice. The highest treatment rate for TS comorbidity was obsessive-compulsive symptoms, which is only 22.20% (16/27), following ADHD 10.06% (31/308), manic episodes 9.76% (8/82), and major depressive episodes 3.98% (8/201). Conclusions? The clinical recognition rate of TS comorbidity is low and the treatment rate is low.
Keywords：Tourette syndromeComorbidityCross-sectional study
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 851-854 )