When words hurt … literally. A case report of temporomandibular joint dislocation in a patient with Tourette’s syndrome

Tourette's syndrome is a disease from the borderlands of psychiatry and neurology. Its course consists of chronic motor tics, vocal tics or vocalizations. The first symptoms appear in childhood or adolescence. Tics may cause body injuries. In this case, tics probably have contributed dislocatio...

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Published in:Journal of education, health and sport health and sport, 2018-08, Vol.8 (9), p.459-464
Main Authors: Jaromir Kargol, Tomasz Krzysztof Bąk, Jolanta Wojciechowicz, Anna Gawęda, Tomasz Tomaszewski
Format: Article
Language:English
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temporomandibular joint dislocation, temporomandibular joint injury
tourette’s syndrome
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Summary:Tourette's syndrome is a disease from the borderlands of psychiatry and neurology. Its course consists of chronic motor tics, vocal tics or vocalizations. The first symptoms appear in childhood or adolescence. Tics may cause body injuries. In this case, tics probably have contributed dislocation of the temporomandibular joints.
ISSN:2391-8306
DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1403947