Tourette Syndrome
Synonyms
Chronic Motor and Vocal Tic Disorder
Combined Multiple Motor and Vocal Tic Disorder
Combined Vocal and Multiple Motor Tic Disorder
Gilles De La Tourette's Syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette's Disease
Multiple Motor and Vocal Tic Disorder, Combined
Syndrome, Tourette
Tic Disorder, Combined Vocal and Multiple Motor
Tourette Disease
Tourette Disorder
Tourette's Disease
Tourette's Disorder
Tourette's Syndrome
Tourettes Disease
Tourettes Disorder
Tourettes Syndrome
A 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. The onset is before age 18 and the disturbance is not due to direct physiological effects of a substance or a another medical condition. The disturbance causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. (From DSM-IV, 1994; Neurol Clin 1997 May;15(2):357-79)
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