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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Coprolalia is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks. Coprolalia comes from the Greek κόπρος meaning "feces" and λαλία meaning "babbling, meaningless talk", from lalein, "to talk".[1] The term is often used as a clinomorphism, with 'compulsive profanity' inaccurately referred to as being Tourette syndrome.

Related terms are copropraxia, performing obscene or forbidden gestures,[2] and coprographia, making obscene writings or drawings.[3]

Characteristics

Coprolalia encompasses words and phrases that are culturally taboo or generally unsuitable for acceptable social use, when used out of context. The term is not used to describe contextual swearing. It is usually expressed out of social or emotional context, and may be spoken in a louder tone or different cadence or pitch than normal conversation. It can be a single word, or complex phrases. A person with coprolalia may repeat the word mentally rather than saying it out loud; these subvocalizations can be very distressing.[4]

Coprolalia is an occasional but rare characteristic of Tourette syndrome, although it is not required for a diagnosis of Tourette's. In Tourette syndrome, compulsive swearing can be uncontrollable and undesired by the person uttering the phrases. Involuntary outbursts, such as racial or ethnic slurs in the company of those most offended by such remarks, can be particularly embarrassing. The phrases uttered by a person with coprolalia do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of the person.[4]

Coprolalia is also a rare symptom of other psychiatric disorders,[5] such as Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.[6]

Prevalence

According to the Tourette Syndrome Association, fewer than 15% of Tourette syndrome patients exhibit coprolalia, but it tends to attract more attention than any other symptom.[7] There is a paucity of epidemiological studies of Tourette syndrome; ascertainment bias affects clinical studies. Studies on people with Tourette's often "came from tertiary referral samples, the sickest of the sick".[8] Further, the criteria for a diagnosis of Tourette's were changed in 2000, when the impairment criteria was removed from the DSM-IV-TR for all tic disorders,[9] resulting in increased diagnoses of milder cases. Further, many clinical studies suffer from small sample size. These factors combine to render older estimates of coprolalia—biased towards clinical populations of the more severe cases—outdated. An international, multi-site database of 3,500 individuals with Tourette syndrome drawn from clinical samples found 14% of patients with Tourette's accompanied by comorbid conditions had coprolalia, while only 6% of those with uncomplicated ("pure") Tourette's had coprolalia. The same study found that the chance of having coprolalia increased linearly with the number of comorbid conditions: patients with four or five other conditions—in addition to tics—were four to six times more likely to have coprolalia than persons with only Tourette's.[10] One study of a general pediatric practice found an 8% rate of coprolalia in children with Tourette syndrome, while another study found 60% in a tertiary referral center (where typically more severe cases are referred).[11] A more recent Brazilian study of 44 patients with Tourette syndrome found a 14% rate of coprolalia;[12] a Costa Rican study of 85 subjects found 20% had coprolalia;[13] a Chilean study of 70 patients found an 8.5% rate of coprolalia;[14] older studies in Japan reported a 4% incidence of coprolalia;[15] and a still older clinical study in Brazil found 28% of 32 patients had coprolalia.[16] Considering the methodological issues affecting all of these reports, the consensus of the Tourette Syndrome Association is that the actual number is below 15 percent.

Treatment

Some patients have been treated by injecting botulinum toxin (botox) near the vocal cords. This does not prevent the vocalizations, but the partial paralysis that results helps to control the volume of any outbursts.[17][18][19] Surprisingly, botox injections result in more generalized relief of tics than the focal relief expected.[20]

References

  1. Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 30 October 2006.
  2. Schapiro NA. "Dude, you don't have Tourette's": Tourette's syndrome, beyond the tics. Pediatr Nurs. 2002 May-Jun;28(3):243-6, 249-53. PMID 12087644
  3. "Linguistics 210 Semantics" (pdf). Semantic features and Tourette’s Syndrome. Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help) While this source defines coprographia, it makes misrepresentations about copro phenomena in relation to Tourette's: they are not common, and not required for diagnosis.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Cohen, J.E. and Levi-Pearl, S. Understanding Coprolalia - A misunderstood symptom. Available from the Tourette Syndrome Association, Accessed 30 October 2006.
  5. Singer C. Tourette syndrome. Coprolalia and other coprophenomena. Neurol Clin. 1997 May;15(2):299-308. PMID 9115463
  6. Jinnah, HA. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. eMedicine.com (August 29, 2006). Accessed 28 October 2006.
  7. Tourette Syndrome Association. Tourette Syndrome FAQ. Accessed 6 October 2006.
  8. Swerdlow, NR. Tourette Syndrome: Current Controversies and the Battlefield Landscape. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2005, 5:329–31. PMID 16131414
  9. What is DSM-IV-TR? Accessed 29 September 2006.
  10. Freeman RD, Fast DK, Burd L, Kerbeshian J, Robertson MM, Sandor P. An international perspective on Tourette syndrome: selected findings from 3,500 individuals in 22 countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2000 Jul;42(7):436-47. PMID 10972415
  11. Singer C. Tourette syndrome. Coprolalia and other coprophenomena. Neurol Clin. 1997 May;15(2):299-308. PMID 9115463
  12. Teive HA, Germiniani FM, Della Coletta MV, Werneck LC. Tics and Tourette syndrome: clinical evaluation of 44 cases. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2001 Sep;59(3-B):725-8. PMID 11593273
  13. Mathews CA, Herrera Amighetti LD, Lowe TL, van de Wetering BJ, Freimer NB, Reus VI. Cultural influences on diagnosis and perception of Tourette syndrome in Costa Rica. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Apr;40(4):456-63. PMID 11314572
  14. Miranda M, Menendez P, David P, Troncoso M, Hernandez M, Chana P. [Tics disease (Gilles de la Tourette syndrome): clinical characteristics of 70 patients] Rev Med Chil. 1999 Dec;127(12):1480-6. Spanish. PMID 10835756
  15. Kano Y, Ohta M, Nagai Y. Tourette syndrome in Japan: a nationwide questionnaire survey of psychiatrists and pediatricians. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1998 Aug;52(4):407-11. PMID 9766689
  16. Cardoso F, Veado CC, de Oliveira JT. A Brazilian cohort of patients with Tourette's syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1996 Feb;60(2):209-12. PMID 8708658
  17. Scott BL, Jankovic J, Donovan DT. Botulinum toxin injection into vocal cord in the treatment of malignant coprolalia associated with Tourette's syndrome. Mov Disord. 1996 Jul;11(4):431-3. PMID 8813224
  18. Jankovic J. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of dystonic tics. Mov Disord. 1994 May;9(3):347-9. PMID 8041378
  19. Kwak CH, Hanna PA, Jankovic J. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of tics. Arch Neurol. 2000 Aug;57(8):1190-3. PMID 10927800
  20. Stern JS, Burza S, Robertson MM. Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome and its impact in the UK. Postgraduate Medicine Journal. 2005 Jan;81(951):12–9. PMID 15640424 Free full text available.



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