Tourette

while, but eventually you give in” (Marlene Targ Brill 18). Tourette syndrome can be compared to poison ivy in some aspects. Individuals with Tourette syndrome have been suffering with tics and tantrums for hundreds of years, but today there are treatments that can help control the symptoms of Tourettes, allowing sufferers to live a normal life. The history of Tourette syndrome is very interesting. Hundreds of years ago those with Tourettes were thought of very differently all around the world.

Tourette Syndrome Tourette syndrome is an inherited severe neurological disorder usually occurring before the age of eighteen and is associated with a degree of facial and body tics sometimes accompanied by random declarations of phrases or obscenities (2,3). The facial and body tics associated with the disorder can be painful and even embarrassing. Involuntary body movements such as jaw snapping, gyrating, hopping, and obscene gesturing are to name a few (1). Tourette Syndrome was named

is a syndrome that affects a person’s compulsion control. Dr. Sacks, the neurologist who wrote “A Surgeon’s Life” has an interest in the disorder, and befriended a surgeon with Tourette's. Tourette Syndrome is a part of a person, but Dr. Bennet shows that it is not who the person is. Those affected by Tourette Syndrome are most commonly categorized as having compulsions, or a lack of control over certain words and phrases. They act as “one...driven to do this, to do that, against one’s will” (1)

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by tics; involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way. Diagnostic criteria include: both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics present at some time, although not necessarily simultaneously, the occurrence of tics many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly everyday or intermittently throughout the span of more than one year; period changes in the number, frequently, type and location of the

Tourette Syndrome Works Cited Not Included Tourette Syndrome was named for George Gilles de la Tourette, who first discovered the syndrome in 1885. Today there is still a mystery surrounding the disorder, it?s causes and it?s cures. But one of the biggest mysteries is an associated behavior called coprolalia. This symptom is the uncontrolled swearing or socially unacceptable utterances that some with Tourettes experience. Although despite the media?s fascination, Tourette syndrome is not

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a disorder of the brain that is observed in people who have involuntary movements or vocalizations called tics. Named after Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette who first discovered this disorder, this French neurologist described a noblewoman who exhibited these symptoms in 1885. These tics could range from repetitive movements to inappropriate vocalizations. Early symptoms of Tourette syndrome occur in children at around 3 and 9 years and occur in equal percentages in

“Tourette syndrome is three to four times more common in males than females” (Tourette syndrome, 1). Tourette syndrome can be found in many people of all ages. Young age is typically when Tourette’s is most detectable. The main focus of Tourette’s is defining Tourette’s, neurological causes, behaviorism, and moral development theory. Tourette syndrome is a disorder that is found in the nervous system and is most commonly found in children. Forms of Tourette’s can range from being severe to being

Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome, or TS, affects approximately one hundred thousand Americans of whom you will find in a variety of professions and social settings (7). It is a neurological disease which is characterized by repeated and involuntary body movements and vocal sounds. Before TS was known to be a health problem uncontrollable by the patient, it was seen as nervousness, possession by a spirit, epilepsy or simply as bad habits (5). Today it is known that imbalances in certain brain

what a person with Tourette syndrome has to face every day. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that consists of involuntary movements and sounds called tics. Tics can be anything from neck jerking to blinking. Tourettes normally runs through families and more commonly affects children. A person with the syndrome has a 50% chance of passing the gene to their children. Gender also plays a large role in Tourettes, males are much more likely to have tics then females. Tourette syndrome is a condition

either motor tics or vocal tics that have been present for more than a year, and individuals with Provisional Tic Disorder have tics that have been present for less than a year. Medications could used to reduce motor tics or vocal tics caused by Tourette syndrome. For example pimozide is a medication that works by decreasing the activity of dopamine in the brain. In many instances, no treatment is needed, tics could resolve automatically; in other cases behavioral therapy with the suggestion of