...Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette's syndrome, also called Tourette's disorder is named after the neurologist, Gilles de la Tourette. Sometimes it is referred to as GTS but more often it is simply called Tourette's or ‘TS’. It is an inherited neurological disorder marked by movement-based (motor) tics which are abrupt, repetitive, stereotyped, non-rhythmic movements, as well as vocal (verbal or phonic) tics which are involuntary sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics. This disorder may appear in multiple family members, and often appears (co-morbid) with other behavioral disorders, in particular - “obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” (Hawley 2008). People with this disorder have normal life expectancy and intelligence, but symptoms can lead to decrease in normal activities (Walkup, Mink & Hollenbeck 2006). Tourette’s syndrome, as described in the psychiatric diagnostic tool DSM-IV-TR criteria is “associated with distress or social or functional impairment” (Hawley 2008). Onset and Diagnosis. The most common first sign to alert people to visit the doctor for a possible presence of Tourette’s is a facial tic such as “rapidly blinking eyes or twitches of the mouth” (NTSA 2009). Unintended, involuntary sounds such as throat clearing, shrugging or tics of the limbs may be initial signs but...
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...Tourettes is a genetic disorder that affects everyday life for those who suffer from it. Tourettes was discovered by Gilles de la Tourette in 1885, who was a French physician. Originally 8 patients diagnosed with Tourette’s with symptoms ranging from verbal tics, shouting of words, repeating of words and mimicking others gestures. Tourettes is classified as a complex neuropsychiatric disorder which takes place within basal ganglia and the frontal cortical circuits of the brain. Suffers with Tourettes experience involuntary tics, movements, and vocalizations. Surprisingly, Tourette Syndrome affects more men than women and many patients compare a tic to the urge to sneeze or cough. Patients between the ages of 6 and 40 are more likely to get Tourette’s, and the media commonly calls Tourette...
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...Tourette's syndrome, also called Tourette's disorder is named after the neurologist, Gilles de la Tourette. Sometimes it is referred to as GTS but more often it is simply called Tourette's or ‘TS’. It is an inherited neurological disorder marked by movement-based (motor) tics which are abrupt, repetitive, stereotyped, non-rhythmic movements, as well as vocal (verbal or phonic) tics which are involuntary sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics. This disorder may appear in multiple family members, and often appears (co-morbid) with other behavioral disorders, in particular - “obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)” (Hawley 2008). People with this disorder have normal life expectancy and intelligence, but symptoms can lead to decrease in normal activities (Walkup, Mink & Hollenbeck 2006). Tourette’s syndrome, as described in the psychiatric diagnostic tool DSM-IV-TR criteria is “associated with distress or social or functional impairment” (Hawley 2008). Onset and Diagnosis. The most common first sign to alert people to visit the doctor for a possible presence of Tourette’s is a facial tic such as “rapidly blinking eyes or twitches of the mouth” (NTSA 2009). Unintended, involuntary sounds such as throat clearing, shrugging or tics of the limbs may be initial signs but in certain case, although rare...
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...Tourettes Syndrome in Children Tourettes syndrome (TS) is a neurological disease which means it is in the brain. Although its specific cause is still under scientific investigation, it is believed that tourettes is caused by neurotransmitters in the brain which do not connect properly. It is a known fact this disease is genetic but it is usually not passed on by parents. It is also know that the disease can be influenced by ones environmental surroundings. Tourettes is diagnosed after 1 year of a person experiencing the symptoms. It begins in childhood and in most cases people grow out of it before adulthood. While tourettes’ exact cause is unknown, it is becoming more common and in severe cases it can interfere with every day life. Motor tics is the biggest side effect of tourettes and in severe cases it can cause interference. Motor tics can be vocal which may cause the person to grunt or hum. Motor tics may also be physical by causing the person’s body to have a sporadic, involuntary movement. This is due to muscle groups. In non severe cases the person is able to live a normal life, medication and therapy free because they may simply jerk their head or shrug their shoulders every so often. A person with a severe case of tourettes is unable to attend school and go about daily activities because their motor tics cause them to have more severe movements such as repeated head jerking or other movements. In rare cases...
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...Tourette syndrome also known as TS is a neurological disorder that is identifiable by repetitive involuntary movements, urges and vocalizations also known as tics. Tourette syndrome greatly impacts an individual’s life and often leaves those who are afflicted with this neurological disorder with the feeling of being alone and embarrassed. TS often begins in early childhood, starting as early as 2 years old. However the symptoms known as tics do not begin to reveal themselves roughly until the child is between the ages of 5 to 7 years old (Stern, 2014). TS is not a degenerative disorder and those who are afflicted with this disorder can and do manage the tics over time and thrive leading normal happy lives. The history of tourette syndrome...
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...Bad parenting causes tics; myth. The only treatment for Tourette syndrome is medication; myth. Teaching kids to suppress one tic will trigger more or different tics; myth. Everyone with Tourette syndrome blurts out obscenities; myth. There is a common misconception that one who has been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome is prone to uncontrollable vulgarities and swear words; this is the most commonly known, and unfortunately, highly mocked tic. What is it, really? How common is it? What can be debunked? Tics in Tourette syndrome: There is a fine line between a tic and a habit. Though habits are, like tics, usually unconscious, they present themselves in some kind of pattern. You might have a particular way of making your bed, or doing your morning routine, but the thing that separates it from a tic is that you only do it when the time comes for it to be done. For example, your habit of taking a shower in the morning only presents itself when you wake up; the urge will not present itself throughout the day. A tic, however, presents itself randomly, and unwillingly. On top of this, it is generally not so organized; it may seem...
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...Strategies for Teaching Students with Tourette Syndrome By: Carolyn Bryant Submitted to Austin Peay State University College of Education Summer 2012 Dr. Moniqueka Gold An estimated 2% of the population has Tourette syndrome and this disability was added too IDEA in 2004. This syndrome falls under the category listed in IDEA as and other health impairment. Most people mistake Tourette syndrome as a behavioral or emotional condition when actually it is a neurological condition. Students that have Tourette syndrome will not automatically be eligible for related services or special education. There are factors that are looked at, evaluations to be studied, and it depends on whether having Tourette syndrome negatively affects school performance. “Tourette syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by tics (involuntary, rapid, sudden movements) and/or vocal outbursts that occur repeatedly.” (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2009) This syndrome is also inherited and first identified in childhood normally from ages 7 through 10. Tourette syndrome is four times as likely to be diagnosed in boys as in girls. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, poor impulse control, behavioral outbursts, and obsessive compulsive disorder also can co-occur with the syndrome, which further complicates the lives of those affected. (Shaw, Woo, & Val, 2007) Normally when people hear the term Tourette syndrome they automatically think...
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...A Surgeon’s Life Tourette syndrome and its symptoms can be seen in every culture, every race, and every society. This syndrome consists of too many convulsive tics, involuntary gesture, which is uncontrollable. We cannot say this is kind of a chemical or psychological disease or even the result of imbalance in neurotransmitter. We need to see all three perspectives in this syndrome. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder, which becomes stronger in early childhood or adolescence. This syndrome happens almost one person in a thousand; the first symptoms usually are involuntary movements or tics of the arms, face, limbs or trunk. These tics are frequent, repetitive and rapid. There are too many mathematics, musicians, social workers, and...
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...lose control of their body, twitch uncontrollably, and shout out unusual words, also may cause blinking repeatedly, these are known as tics. This disorder is known to be hereditary, but also may just so happen due to stress and what not. It is known when having Tourette’s syndrome; you may also have another sort of disorder. Sadly, there is no cure for this mysterious disorder, but with professional help and medication, the tics can be less severe. But hopefully soon enough, maybe later on in the future there will be a cure for this disorder. If having tics for over a year a doctor would say you have a chronic tic disorder, in most cases its part of Tourette’s, which was first determined, in 1825 by a doctor named Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a French neurologist. In 1885, he proclaimed a cause of the syndrome on a few patients. Most of his patients were young men. It was known that having this disorder was very rare. He found that the disorder was running in families. While finding ways to describe the disorder, it has been named after him. With having this disorder it is mostly found during childhood, usually within the ages of 7 and 10 years. “Tourette’s occurs in people from all ethnic groups; males are affected about three to four times more often than females. It is estimated that 200,000 Americans have the most severe form of Tourette’s syndrome, and as many as one in 100 exhibits milder and less complex symptoms such as chronic motor or vocal tics or transient tics...
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...DISEASES in the BRAIN -Locked-in Syndrome http://www.cdrex.com/ -is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for the eyes. Total locked-in syndrome is a version of locked-in syndrome where the eyes are paralyzed as well.A rare neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except for those that control eye movement. It may result from traumatic brain injury, diseases of the circulatory system, diseases that destroy the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells, or medication overdose. Individuals with locked-in syndrome are conscious and can think and reason, but are unable to speak or move. The disorder leaves individuals completely mute and paralyzed. Communication may be possible with blinking eye movements. -Tourette's(http://tourettecamp.com/index.php) syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder. Early onset may be during childhood, and is characterized by physical tics and verbal tics. The exact cause of Tourette's, other than genetic factors, is unknown. -Huntington's(http://huntingtonsaustralia.asn.au/)& http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/english/content/?page=Staff%20Bio, http://www.hdsa.org/about/our-mission/what-is-hd.html Huntington's Disease: a devastating, hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which there is, at present, no cure and only one...
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...Kat Biddle Mr. Martinous Composition II 28 November 2012 Life’s a Twitch: The Misconceptions and Personal Impact of Tourette Syndrome Georges Albert Edouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette was a French physician who today would be known as a neurologist and the physician whose name is the eponym for Tourette syndrome. Tourette syndrome was discovered more than a hundred years ago, in 1885, by Gilles de la Tourette while he was a physician at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris, France. Tourette syndrome (also called, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. These tics characteristically wax and wane, can be suppressed temporarily, and are preceded by a premonitory urge. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics. (Mashpedia.com) Tourette syndrome (TS) is easily misunderstood and as a society we scrutinize these people for having bad behaviors or parents for not being able to control their children. Tourette’s can impact a person/family’s life socially and emotionally because of the misconceptions of Tourette’s. With the first symptoms of TS appearing in early childhood, they become more apparent closer to adolescences and TS can be a chronic lifelong condition with no cure, with progressing symptoms appearing...
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...front of the class Disability: disability is a physical or mental condition that limits a person movements, senses, or activities. Tourette syndrome: is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics and often the compulsive utterance of obscenities. The definitions above will help you understand the topic of my essay, which is about people with disabilities. In our language arts class we saw a movie about a person that have Tourette syndrome and he converts in a teacher and he reach their goals when anyone is helping he. The second reason why I writing this is to show people how did a person with disabilities reach they goals and can do all things just like us, because they have feelings like us and they are persons like all...
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...Intro: Why am I here Medical Aspect of TS: Connect with audience- question: Who knows what Tourette’s is? personalize Brief description of TS and symptoms Mild to severe Description of causes TS and genetics Include studies Methods of diagnosis Related disorders OCD ADHD * Social Aspect of TS: Challenges TS cause Reality and perception of TS Why do people with TS use slurs? TS and making friends Living successful with TS Not curable, just treatable Natural remission Cases of famous people with TS Conclusion: Reiterate the challenges and underline the resolutions to TS TS can be overcome Hello, my name is Ramon. Today, I will be speaking about Tourette Syndrome or TS, for short. * Before I start going into this, how many of you know or have an idea of what TS is? Raise your hand if you do. For those of you who don’t know what it is, TS is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary motor and/or vocal tics such as eye blinking, throat clearing, sniffing, or even head jerking. * On a side note, if any of you notice me doing any of the mentioned tics, it’s because I myself am diagnosed with TS ever I was 12. Both types of TS often range from mild to severe. Studies show that TS is inherited only 50% of the time. The gene is carried by the parent, but that doesn’t mean that the parent has it as well. Most often, the TS gene skips a generation. * This means that anyone who has TS may have received it due to his/her grandparents...
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...Tourette syndrome is the overarching component that ties all of this information together; it helps to understand the biological forces that are behind this neurological disorder. The damage or abnormality of the basal ganglia is believed to be the cause of Tourette syndrome. Another important component to understand is the basic definition of Tourette syndrome, which is the surge of involuntary movements and vocal outbursts. Tourette syndrome’s cause is unknown; it is believed due to current research that abnormalities in certain areas of he brain, which includes: the basal ganglia, frontal lobes, and cortex. Also, the connecting circuits of these regions, and the neurotransmitters, which include: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters are responsible for communication among nerve...
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...What is Tourette syndrome? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. The disorder is named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the pioneering French neurologist who in 1885 first described the condition in an 86-year-old French noblewoman. The early symptoms of TS are typically noticed first in childhood, with the average onset between the ages of 3 and 9 years. TS occurs in people from all ethnic groups; males are affected about three to four times more often than females. It is estimated that 200,000 Americans have the most severe form of TS, and as many as one in 100 exhibit milder and less complex symptoms such as chronic motor or vocal tics. Although TS can be a chronic condition with symptoms lasting a lifetime, most people with the condition experience their worst tic symptoms in their early teens, with improvement occurring in the late teens and continuing into adulthood. What are the symptoms? Tics are classified as either simple or complex. Simple motor tics are sudden, brief, repetitive movements that involve a limited number of muscle groups. Some of the more common simple tics include eye blinking and other eye movements, facial grimacing, shoulder shrugging, and head or shoulder jerking. Simple vocalizations might include repetitive throat-clearing, sniffing, or grunting sounds. Complex tics are distinct, coordinated patterns of movements involving several...
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