Interhemispheric connectivity and executive functioning in adults with Tourette syndrome.

The Role of the Corpus Callosum and Interhemispheric Connectivity in Tourette Syndrome

Executive functions in students with high functioning autism and educable Down syndrome

Background and Objective: The present study investigated executive functions in students with high functioning autism (HFA) and students with educable Down syndrome (DS) with normal healthy students.     Methods: Fifteen boy students with HFA, 15 boy students with educable intellectual disability and 15 normal healthy boy students (aged between¬ 7-15 years) were recruited from educational se...

The Effectiveness of Brain-Based Executive Functioning Training on Cognitive-Attention Syndrome in Students with Social Anxiety

Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of techniques based on executive functions of the brain on cognitive-attention syndrome in students with social anxiety. Methods: The statistical population was all high school male students of Talent in Maragheh who were studying in the academic year 97-96. The sample consisted of 20 students with social anxi...

Co-Morbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette Syndrome in Child Referral Psychiatry Clinic in Iran

Objectives: Tourette syndrome is a disorder with motor and vocal tics, which has many psychiatric comorbidities. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of co-morbid features of this syndrome. The aim of this research is studying Tourette and co morbidity ADHD in school age children. One of our purposes is to identify the range of ADHD in Iranian Tourette patients. Methods: Th...

Reduced white matter connectivity in the corpus callosum of children with Tourette syndrome.

BACKGROUND Brain imaging studies have revealed anatomical anomalies in the brains of individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS). Prefrontal regions have been found to be larger and the corpus callosum (CC) area smaller in children and young adults with TS compared with healthy control subjects, and these anatomical features have been understood to reflect neural plasticity that helps to attenuate ...