Multiple neck operations in a patient with severe motor tics because of Tourette’s syndrome: a case report

Table 1 Reports of surgery for cervical myelopathy associated with Tourette’s syndrome

Age	Sex	Operation	External fixation	Follow-up	Outcome	Reference
27	M	C6/7 discectomy	ND	2 months	Improved	[3]
38	M	C3-T2 laminectomy + C6-7 ASF + C7-T1 PF	Cervical traction	ND	Fusion breaking	[6]
23	M	C3-5 laminectomy	ND	29 years	Recurred	[2]
15	M	C3-7 laminoplasty	ND	ND	Improved	[4]
25	M	C5/6 discectomy	ND	3 years	Recurred	[5]
52	M	C2-5 laminectomy + LMS	Halo vest	6 months	Improved	[9]
52	M	C3-7 laminectomy + LMS	ND	7 months	Improved	[9]

ASF anterior spinal fusion; LMS lateral mass screw fixation; M male; ND not described; PF posterior fusion.

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