منابع مشابه
From Genetics to Epigenetics: New Perspectives in Tourette Syndrome Research
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by the appearance of multiple involuntary motor and vocal tics. TS presents high comorbidity rates with other disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). TS is highly heritable and has a complex polygenic background. However, environmental factors also play ...
متن کاملTourette Syndrome: Bridging the Gap between Genetics and Biology.
Tourette syndrome is a childhood neuropsychiatric disorder, which presents with disruptive motor and vocal tics. The disease also has a high comorbidity with obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which may further increase the distress experienced by patients. Current treatments act with varying efficacies in alleviating symptoms, as the underlying biology ...
متن کاملTourette Syndrome
A retrospective analysis of a 35-year single-center experience with pediatric tics and Tourette syndrome was conducted. 482 charts from 1972 to 2007 were reviewed. Follow-up surveys were mailed to last known address and 83 patients responded (17%). Response rate was affected by long interval from last visit; contact information was often incorrect as it was the address of the patient as a child...
متن کاملClinical features of Tourette syndrome and tic disorders
Childhood is an important period of human life. Now children do not only need physical care and attention, but the attention and training should include all aspects of social development, emotional, and intellectual personality encompassing. In the meantime, according to the course of the disease is important. Disorders of childhood and adolescence can delay or even prevent the social developme...
متن کاملCo-Morbidity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome
Objectives: Tourette syndrome is a disease with vocal and motor tics. This disorder is co-morbid with many psychiatric disorders, among which obsessive-compulsive disorder is the most common. Methods: During a one-year period, 30 patients with Tourette disorder were studied at an adolescent psychiatry referral clinic. It was an analytical-descriptive study. Subjects were selected by convenie...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1997
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-5-12