Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome and its impact in the UK

2005/01/01 by Jeremy S. Stern, Sakib Burza, Mary M. Robertson · 75 citations
Psychology · Neuroscience · Medicine · #Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders #Autism Spectrum Disorder Research #Tics #Medicine #Tourette syndrome #Etiology #Psychiatry #Epidemiology #Tourette's syndrome #Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder #Pediatrics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.023614

published in Postgraduate Medical Journal 81(951), 12-19 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome of chronic multiple motor and vocal tics is now acknowledged to be far more common than once thought, affecting up to 1% of schoolchildren with a wide range of severity. At the milder end of the spectrum the associated psychopathologies can in themselves impair social and educational functioning, in particular obsessive compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many patients with this condition are not being adequately served by health and education services in the UK. The epidemiology, clinical features, aetiological factors, and management of the syndrome are reviewed.

Citations

• Dr Samuel Johnson's movement disorder.
• Tourette syndrome, associated conditions and the complexities of treatment
• Course of Tic Severity in Tourette Syndrome: The First Two Decades
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