多发性抽动综合征又名Gilles de la Tourette综合征。过去一向认为是一罕见疾病,日本至1979年为止,文献累积不过37例。但实际上并不少见,美国自1965年对本病认识普及以来,病例报告数迅速增加,估计每103人中有4例,而属于常见病之一。作者等自1980年10月至1983年4月间收治12例,结合国内报道51例,综合分析如下: Multiple tic syndrome, also known as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. The past has always been considered as a rare disease, Japan, until 1979, the literature accumulated in only 37 cases. However, it is not uncommon to see that the number of reported cases has risen rapidly since the United States began to recognize the disease in 1965 and an estimated 4 out of 103 people are among the common diseases. The author from October 1980 to April 1983 were treated in 12 cases, combined with 51 cases reported in China, a comprehensive analysis is as follows: