Tourette disorder and schizophrenia in children

In North Dakota children, the prevalence rate for DSM-III schizophrenia is 0.19 per 10,000 for both sexes; for males 0.35 per 10,000 and 0 per 10,000 for females. In this report we utilize case studies to convey the symptomatic courses of the 2 child patients with DSM-III-R defined schizophrenia. Both patients first developed Tourette Disorder (TD) and later developed schizophrenia by DSM-III and by DSM-III-R criteria. Among North Dakota children with TD the prevalence rate of schizophrenia is 8.7% for boys. The ramifications of concordance for the two disorders are explored.