Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: No evidence for a genetic relationship

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 192-196

  Eapen, Valsamma ^a,b   Robertson, Mary M ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Cosegregation; Genetic mechanism; Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030035158     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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