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Syndrome Information Home
Introduction
to Tourette Syndrome
Introduction
to various views and perceptions of early and current views about
Tourette Syndrome.
History
of Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome history
and origin as noted from Dr. Gilles de la Tourette, a French
neurologist at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris.
Diagnostic
Criteria DSM-IV-TR for Tourette Syndrome
Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th/ed (DSM-IV-TR), for
Tourette Syndrome. Also includes the Eruopean ICD-10 criteria, editors
comments, diagnostic features, differential diagnosis, and various
other important reviews about a Tourette Syndrome diagnosis.
Symptoms
of Tourette Syndrome
The
general symptoms of Tourette Syndrome can be divided into motor, vocal,
and behavioral manifestations. Review of the official and some of
the unofficial related Tourette Syndrome symptoms.
Tics
and Tourette Syndrome
Tourette
Tics are the most common manifestation of Tourette Syndrome. They
can be motor tics, vocal tics, simple tics, complex tics, sensory
tics, and obsessive-compulsive type tics. Browse our tic list and
more information.
Treatments
for Tourette Syndrome
The goal
of treatment for Tourette Syndrome should not be to completely eliminate
all the tics and other symptoms that a patient has, but to achieve
control of the symptoms so that the patient can function as normally
as possible. Here we visit the traditional, alternative, and progressive
treatment possibilities for Tourette Syndrome.
Medications
for Tourette Syndrome
The
medications are presented in a Physician's Desk Reference like format
featuring expected therapeutic effects, drug interactions and information
about interactions with other drugs.
Find
Medical Doctors for Tourette Syndrome
Help
with locating a medical doctor who specializes in Tourette Syndrome
- to confirm a diagnosis, and or to advise you of available treatment
options.
Books
about Tourette Syndrome
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Associated
Conditions -Terms - Other Disorders
Tourette
Syndrome "Plus",
Anxiety
Disorders ADAA,
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OCFoundation,
Depression Disorders DD &
NAFDI,
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD,
Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal
Infections PANDAS,
Sensory Integrative Dysfunction SID,
Rage Attacks - Storms RASD,
Sleep Disorders SD,
Dysinhibition Syndrome DS,
Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODD,
Learning Disorders and Disabilities LDD.
, Neurological Disorders NINDS,
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Tourette
Syndrome Spelling and Grammar
You will
see Tourette Syndrome and Tourette's Disorder not abreviated most
of the time on this site. We have also made some intentional
spelling and grammar errors in regards to the use of the official
medical term; Tourette Syndrome. We did this on purpose
and it is not intended to annoy you.
The
proper use of Tourette Syndrome spelling and grammar would be:
•
Tourette Syndrome or Tourette's Syndrome not
Tourettes Syndrome
• Tourette's Disorder not Tourettes
Disorder
• Common
misspelling errors for Tourette Syndrome are:
Tourettes, Turette, Turett, Turettes, Turret, Turetts, Turet, Turete,
Turets, Turetes, Turrets, Syndrom, Syndrum, and Dissorder.
If you
find any other spelling or grammar errors on the site outside of the
Tourette Syndrome words listed above, please bring them to our attention
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