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Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette's Syndrome is a disorder characterized by vocal and movement tics that cause people to shout, blink their eyes or clear their throat spontaneously. The disorder is named after French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette.
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What is tourettes syndrome and did Mozart have it?
Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that can cause behaviorial outbursts and has no permanent cure and no Mozart did not have Tourette Syndrome he had ADHD.
What is Tourette syndrome also called?
Tourette syndrome is also called Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
How do you know you have touretts?
i have tourrets syndrome and i can remember wene it sarted and what i did by i only have minor tourets but i can hol d it in like big couds or in class but u know ene you have it if you have an erge too like make noises and some time's you want to fling your arms like punching making your arm tight but dont worry about it maybe embarasing but when people laugh you just say whats in your head and walk past but it can not spread or u can not catch it you are born with it it's like having 1 kidney other pple cant catch it and loose 1 kidney but yeahh1.
No, you cannot cure someone who has Tourette's. You can manage it by psychobehavioral therapy, education, and reassurance. There are also medications that may lessen the effects of the disease.
The essential features of Tourette's Disorder are multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic, stereotyped, motor movement or vocalization. Tics may occur many times a day, recurrently throughout a period of more than 1 year. During this period, there is never a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. The onset of the disorder is before age 18 years but some cases worsen in adulthood.
Tourette Syndrome is a connection in the nervous system that makes the person to make sudden movements and sounds (also known as tics) these tics can come in two forms motor and vocal tics
motor tics - are the sudden movements and twitches
vocal tics - are the sudden sounds
In some rare cases tics may require cussing of even hitting themselves over and over again violently but be cautious not to bring it up because it will just make matters worse
Tourette's syndrome or Tourette syndrome is a condition that usually sets in in young childhood and is characterised by tics, all uncontrolled by the person with the condition. Tics may be facial movements, arm movements, shoulder movements or neck movements (or others). Tics may also include vocal utterances, as equally uncontrollable to the patient as the movement tics. Vocal tics may include the utterance of random words, or the uttering of socially inappropriate words and phrases including swearwords. 'Uncontrollable' is not quite accurate as many people with the condition do feel the tic (movement or verbal) coming on but cannot feel relief again until a coming twitch is twitched or a coming shout is shouted. Thus the person with Tourettes who feels the tic coming can choose to delay the tic/opt not to allow the emergence of the tic, but this may result in worse ticcing later. Or, it may be that the the build-up of the feeling of the oncoming tic is so great that the tic has to be let out or the discomfort of holding it in would be too great. It is especially this latter sense that makes me call the tics of Tourettes 'uncontrollable'.
Social situations may be awkward for Tourettes patients. Awkward uttering of swearwords or rude phrases in public may occur, or odd wordless but audible noises like squeaks. The movement tics may be awkward too. They may be strange twitches, stretching of the limbs, shakes of the head or jerks of various parts.
Could lead poisoning cause tourettes?
Very likely... the family/hereditery clue is often confused... families share the same environment, so will also be lead "poisoned"... Blood test can indicate poisoning. Treatment is to remove the individuals(s) from the contamination, and provide mineral suppliments blocking uptake of dangerous metals. Do not chelate, weight loss will often release metals into blood, increasing symptoms... With time metals are excreted slowly.
