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‘Dyschronia’ in a Patient with Tourette's Syndrome Presenting as Maternal Neglect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Iain McGilchrist ,
Stephen Wolkind  and
Alwyn Lishman
Iain McGilchrist*
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Stephen Wolkind
Affiliation:
Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital
Alwyn Lishman
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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We report an unusual and unsuspected cause of maternal neglect in a patient with Tourette's syndrome. An important cause of the behaviour appears to have been a form of dyscalculia characterised by a complete inability to appreciate the passage of time. To our knowledge this is the first case of its kind to be reported.

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Short Papers
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 261 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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