Diseases

Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome

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Tourette syndrome (ts or simply tourette's) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. ... Tourette's is defined as Part of aspectrum of tic disorders, which includes provisional, transient and persistent (chronic) tics.

SYMPTOMS

It involves uncontrollable repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics), such as repeatedly blinking the eyes, shrugging shoulders or blurting out offensive words.

CAUSES

Although the symptoms of tourette syndrome vary from person to person and range from very mild to severe, the majority of cases fall into the mild category. The repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics are classified as either simple or complex.