Tourette's disorder
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Tourette's syndrome — or Tourette syndrome n a familial neuropsychiatric disorder of variable expression that is characterized by multiple recurrent involuntary tics involving body movements (as eye blinks, grimaces, or knee bends) and vocalizations (as grunts, snorts … Medical dictionary
Tourette syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Tourette syndrome Caption = Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1859–1904) ICD10 = F95.2 ICD9 = 307.23 ICDO = MedlinePlus = 000733 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3107 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|neuro|664 DiseasesDB = 5220 … Wikipedia
Tourette's syndrome — [too rets′] n. [after G. de la Tourette (1857 1904), Fr neurologist who first described it] a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscular movements, obscene vocal expressions, etc.: in full Gilles de la Tourette syndrome … English World dictionary
Tourette's syndrome — Tourette s′ syn drome [[t]tʊˈrɛts[/t]] n. pat a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts or words, esp. obscenities • Etymology: after Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904),… … From formal English to slang
History of Tourette syndrome — Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. BehaveNet. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050310121149/http://www … Wikipedia
Treatment of Tourette syndrome — Tourette syndrome (also Tourette s syndrome or TS) is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of motor and phonic tics. Treatment of Tourette syndrome has the goal of managing symptoms to achieve… … Wikipedia
Tourette syndrome — A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably based on differences in or damage to the basal ganglia of the brain. Tourette syndrome usually emerges between the ages of 6 and 18 and is somewhat more common … Medical dictionary
Tourette syndrome — Rare neurological disease that causes repetitive motor and vocal tics. Named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette, who first described it in 1885, it occurs worldwide, is usually inherited, generally begins at ages 2–15, and is three times more… … Universalium
Tourette’s Syndrome — (TS) TS is an organic brain disease involving unrhythmical muscle tics, involuntary coprolalia (swearing), and obsessive compulsive behavior, among other symptoms. In 1885, Paris psychiatrist–neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Tourette Syndrome Association — The Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA), based in Bayside, New York, United States, is a non profit voluntary organization and the only national health related organization serving people with Tourette syndrome. It was founded in 1972 by five… … Wikipedia
