The relationship between premonitory urges, interoceptive sensibility, alexithymia, psychological problems and tic severity in adolescents with tic disorders [PDF]
Background Recent evidence suggests that tic symptoms and premonitory urges may be related to altered interoceptive processing. However, the relationship between interoceptive sensibility, alexithymia, psychological problems, and tic severity remains ...
Merve Onat +7 more
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Influence of Tiapride and Topiramate on Tic Severity and Behavioral/Emotional Problems in Children with Tourette Syndrome: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Objectives: To investigate the effect of tiapride and topiramate on patients with Tourette syndrome (TS). Methods: This retrospective analysis included 126 children diagnosed with TS at Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from 2019 to ...
Xuanzi Zhou +4 more
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A Multicenter Examination and Strategic Revisions of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale [PDF]
Objective To examine the internal consistency and distribution of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) scores to inform modification of the measure. Methods This cross-sectional study included 617 participants with a tic disorder (516 children and
Storch, Eric A. +35 more
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Clinical factors predicting tic persistence into adulthood [PDF]
BackgroundDespite widespread patient and family interest in long-term outcome prediction at the time of Tourette syndrome (TS) diagnosis, there is limited data on factors associated with disease severity and impairment in adulthood.
Ariadne Kaylor +15 more
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Tic severity and quality of life in children with tic disorders: the chain mediating effects of stigma and anxiety [PDF]
Objective To explore the association between tic severity and quality of life (QoL) in children with tic disorder (TD) and the hypothesized chain mediating roles of stigma and anxiety in this association. Methods A total of 198 ...
Yan, Wang +3 more
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Contextual Triggers and Tic Severity Across Life Periods: A Retrospective Analysis in Adults with Tic Disorders [PDF]
In tic disorders (TD), tic expression varies across the lifespan and as a function of contextual factors. This study explored connections between tic expression and contextual triggers across life periods in 74 adults (Mage = 23.2) with TDs. The Tic History and Coping Strategies form assessed retrospective self-reports of contextual antecedents ...
Barber, Kathryn E. +14 more
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Self-Esteem in Adults with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders: The Roles of Tic Severity, Treatment, and Comorbidity [PDF]
Background Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorders (CTD) are stigmatizing disorders that may significantly impact self-esteem. Alternatively, comorbid psychiatric illnesses may affect self-esteem more than tics themselves.
Weingarden, Hilary +18 more
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Factor-Analytic Study of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale
We report on the factor structure of the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale. Participants were 76 children and adolescents diagnosed with tic disorders. Overall, the model proposed by Leckman et al. [Leckman, J.F., Riddle, M.A., Hardin, M.T., Ort, S.I., Swartz, K.L., Stevenson, J., Cohen, D.J., 1989. The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale: initial testing of a
Wayne K. Goodman +2 more
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When tics are not the whole story: rethinking clinical assessment in children with tic disorders [PDF]
Tic disorders are heterogeneous neurodevelopmental conditions in which observable tic severity does not necessarily reflect the difficulties that most affect the child’s everyday life.
Francesca Magostini, Alessandro Capuano
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Efficacy and safety of ecopipam for Tourette syndrome: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Background Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent motor and vocal tics. Dopamine D2 receptor antagonists can reduce tic severity but are frequently limited by metabolic, sedative, and extrapyramidal adverse effects.
Aasim Ali MBBS +13 more
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