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Case Study Cureus 2023

Adult-Onset Tics After Being Crushed by an Air Conditioner: A Case Report.

Kroeger MG, Thomsen T, Natteru PA — Cureus, 2023

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described a case of adult-onset tics in a 30-year-old male following a severe closed head injury.

What They Found

They found that a 30-year-old male developed multiple motor and vocal tics two weeks after a closed head injury caused by a 4,100-pound air-conditioning unit. His tics, which increased in severity over several months, improved with pimozide and hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a case report, this study's findings are limited to a single patient and cannot be generalized to a broader population.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Study
Category Crush Injury
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 37876411
Year Published 2023
Journal Cureus

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