Structural Connectivity in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Investigators from Centre de Reference National Maladie Rare ‘Syndrome Gilles de la Tourette’ and Sorbonne University report white matter abnormalities in the pathways connecting the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus in a group of 49 adults ...
Ana B Chelse, Joanna S Blackburn
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An Empirical Examination of Symptom Substitution Associated with Behavior Therapy for Tourette\u27s Disorder [PDF]
Over the past six decades, behavior therapy has been a major contributor to the development of evidence-based psychotherapy treatments. However, a long-standing concern with behavior therapy among many nonbehavioral clinicians has been the potential risk
Hatch, John P. +8 more
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A randomized controlled trial comparing behavioral, educational, and pharmacological treatments in youths with chronic tic disorder or Tourette syndrome [PDF]
Context: The existing literature on the treatment of pediatric chronic tic disorder (CTD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) indicates that both behavioral therapy (BT) and pharmacotherapy (PT) are effective for reducing symptoms.
Cardona, Francesco +4 more
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Multivariate pattern classification of pediatric Tourette syndrome using functional connectivity MRI [PDF]
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a developmental neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. Individuals with TS would benefit greatly from advances in prediction of symptom timecourse and treatment effectiveness.
Adeyemo, Babatunde +8 more
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A Systematic Review of the Parkinson's Foundation Hospital Care Recommendations
Abstract Background People with Parkinson's disease (PwP) face increased risks of complications and longer hospital stays compared to the general population. Four major factors contribute to increased morbidity and mortality during hospitalization: medication timing errors, administration of harmful medications, restricted mobility, and dysphagia ...
Ariane Veilleux Carpentier +12 more
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Background Gills de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorder manifested by motor and vocal tics. Kleefstra syndrome 1 (KS1), a rare genetic disorder, is caused by haploinsufficiency of the EHMT1 gene and is characterized
Mengyue Niu +5 more
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Subjective versus Objective Measures of Tic Severity in Tourette Syndrome – The Influence of Environment [PDF]
The objective of this study was to examine the influence of environmental challenges on tic expression by subjective and objective measures. The study group consisted of 41 children aged 6–18 years (M=10.15, SD=2.73) with a primary diagnosis of Tourette ...
Apter, Alan +7 more
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Habit reversal therapy in obsessive compulsive related disorders : A systematic review of the evidence and consort evaluation of randomized controlled trials [PDF]
Background: Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT) has long been used in the treatment of Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders. It has more recently been used to treat Trichotillomania and skin picking behaviors, both considered as Obsessive Compulsive Related ...
Abramowitz +67 more
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Premonitory Urges and Sensorimotor Processing in Tourette Syndrome
Most patients with Tourette syndrome report characteristic sensory experiences (premonitory urges) associated with the expression of tic symptoms. Despite the central role of these experiences to the clinical phenomenology of Tourette syndrome, little is
Sangeerthana Rajagopal +2 more
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Medical use of cannabis: italian and european legislation [PDF]
This review illustrates some brief considerations of the medical use of cannabis recently issued in Italy. History and uses of cannabis throughout centuries and different countries are illustrated together with a description of botany and active ...
Di Luca, A. +3 more
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