Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome: Introduction
Tourette Syndrome:
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological
disorder characterized by repeated involuntary movements and
uncontrollable vocal sounds called tics. In a few ... more about Tourette Syndrome.
Tourette Syndrome: A neurological disorder involving vocal and movement tics where where uncontrollable movements or verbal utterances are made.
More detailed information about the symptoms,
causes, and treatments of Tourette Syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome
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symptoms of Tourette Syndrome
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Tourette Syndrome: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Tourette Syndrome
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Medical Textbooks Online about Tourette Syndrome
Medical Books Excerpts
- Chorea
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Chorea
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CHOREA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Tics
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Myoclonus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Tics
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Myoclonus
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chorea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Tics
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CHOREA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Tics
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Less Common Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome?
Tourette Syndrome: Self Assessment Tools
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Tourette Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Tourette Syndrome
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a ...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The condition goes by the name...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these were...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the...read more »
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Tourette Syndrome: Rare Types
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Causes of Tourette Syndrome
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Treatments for Tourette Syndrome
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treatments for Tourette Syndrome
News Archives for Tourette Syndrome
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Tourette Syndrome
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Videos for Tourette Syndrome
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Prognosis for Tourette Syndrome
Prognosis for Tourette Syndrome:
Good. Normal life span. Not degenerative. May improve with age.
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Reseach about Tourette Syndrome
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Clinical Trials for Tourette Syndrome
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tourette Syndrome include:
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Clinical Trials for Tourette Syndrome
Statistics for Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome: Broader Related Topics
Types of Tourette Syndrome
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Article Excerpts about Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological
disorder characterized by repeated involuntary movements and
uncontrollable vocal sounds called tics. In a few cases, such tics can
include inappropriate words and phrases.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Tourette Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Tourette Syndrome:
Neuropsychological disorder related to alterations in dopamine metabolism and neurotransmission involving frontal-subcortical neuronal circuits; both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics need to be present with tics occurring many times a day, nearly daily, over a period of more than one year; disturbance causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Tourette Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Tourette Syndrome, or a subtype of Tourette Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Tourette Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Contents for Tourette Syndrome:
- Tourette Syndrome
- What is Tourette Syndrome?
- Online Medical Textbooks for Tourette Syndrome
- Prevalence and Incidence of Tourette Syndrome
- Videos related to Tourette Syndrome
- Prognosis of Tourette Syndrome
- Types of Tourette Syndrome
- Causes of Tourette Syndrome
- Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome
- Diagnostic Tests for Tourette Syndrome
- Diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome
- Signs of Tourette Syndrome
- Complications of Tourette Syndrome
- Misdiagnosis of Tourette Syndrome
- Undiagnosed Tourette Syndrome
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Tourette Syndrome
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Tourette Syndrome
- Inheritance and Genetics of Tourette Syndrome
- Treatments for Tourette Syndrome
- Alternative Treatments for Tourette Syndrome
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Tourette Syndrome
- Prevention of Tourette Syndrome
- Cure Research for Tourette Syndrome
- Statistics about Tourette Syndrome
- Statistics by Country for Tourette Syndrome
- Medical News Summaries About Tourette Syndrome
- Articles about Tourette Syndrome
- Glossary for Tourette Syndrome
- Clinical Trials for Tourette Syndrome
- External links relating to Tourette Syndrome
- Chorea (In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
- Chorea (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- CHOREA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- MYOCLONUS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- LYMPHADENOPATHY, GENERALIZED (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- RASH, GENERAL (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Myoclonus (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Tics (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Pustules, Generalized (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Vesicles and Bullae, Generalized* (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Tic disorders (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Myoclonus (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Chorea [Choreiform movements] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Tics (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Lymphadenopathy, Generalized (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Motor Weakness (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- Tic disorders (Handbook of Diseases)
- Myoclonus (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
- Chorea (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Myoclonus (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Myoclonus (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Tics (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- CHOREA (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- MYOCLONUS (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- LYMPHADENOPATHY, GENERALIZED (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE, GENERALIZED (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- RASH, GENERAL (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Tics (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
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