Management of Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome with Co-Morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder At A Tertiary Hospital in South West, Nigeria: A Case Report

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Management of Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome with Co-Morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder At A Tertiary Hospital in South West, Nigeria: A Case Report

1DR ADEKEYE, A. P., 2DR LAWAL, M. A., 3DR ELEGBEDE, A. O., 4DR AKANBI, S. A., 5DR AGBAJE, T. O., 6DR BABALOLA, S. O.
1,2,3,4Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Department, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti & Lecturer, Afe Babalola University
5,6Mental Health Department, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti.


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