Perfil neuropsicológico na Síndrome de Tourette: um estudo de caso

This article discusses findings resulting from the neuro-psychological assessment of an adolescent with Tourette Syndrome (TS), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the manifestation of physical and/or audible tics that emerge in childhood or early adolescence. Although we performed an extensive assessment of all cognitive functions, our reported findings focus on those functions that are described in prior research as relevant to the understanding of the cognitive profile of patients with this condition. The findings reported here are consistent with other reports and suggest that intellectual and long-term memory potentials are