Heroin Addiction in Serbian Patients With Tourette Syndrome.

Introduction: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a high prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity. The most common comorbid disorder in patients with TS is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To date, there have been few reports concerning the association of TS with addiction.

[Clinical characteristics of multiple system atrophy in serbian population].

Background/aim: Mulstiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurodegenerative central nervous system disorder, characterized by any combination of extrapyramidal, cerebellar, pyramidal or autonomic disturbance. The aims of our study were to define clinical characteristics of MSA patients in our population, to account for neuroradiological and electrophysiological profile of the disease and to evaluate one-dose levodopa response.

Methods: We have diagnosed 29 patients as MSA, with disease duration from the first symptom 5 years on average on examination.

Seizures associated with intoxication and abuse of tramadol.

Purpose: To assess the frequency of seizures and patient characteristics associated with tramadol intoxication and abuse in young addicts.

Methods: Patients with history of tramadol abuse and intoxication were prospectively studied during a 3-year period. The characterstics of patients with seizures and those without seizures were compared.