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<div style="float:left;margin-right:0.9em">[[Image:Georges Gilles de la Tourette.jpg|130px|left]]</div>'''[[Tourette syndrome]]''' is an [[heredity|inherited]] [[neurological]] disorder with onset in [[child|childhood]], characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) [[tic]]s and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics usually wax and wane. Tourette's is defined as part of a [[spectrum]] of [[tic disorder]]s, which includes transient and chronic tics. |
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Tourette's was once considered a rare and bizarre [[syndrome]], most often associated with the exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks ([[coprolalia]]). However, this symptom is present in fewer than 15% of people with Tourette's. It is no longer considered a rare condition, but it may not always be correctly identified because of the wide range of severity, with most cases classified as mild. [[genetics|Genetic]] and [[environmental]] factors each play a role in the etiology of Tourette's, but the exact causes are unknown. |
Tourette's was once considered a rare and bizarre [[syndrome]], most often associated with the exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks ([[coprolalia]]). However, this symptom is present in fewer than 15% of people with Tourette's. It is no longer considered a rare condition, but it may not always be correctly identified because of the wide range of severity, with most cases classified as mild. [[genetics|Genetic]] and [[environmental]] factors each play a role in the etiology of Tourette's, but the exact causes are unknown. |
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Revision as of 13:00, 24 November 2006
Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics usually wax and wane. Tourette's is defined as part of a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient and chronic tics.
Tourette's was once considered a rare and bizarre syndrome, most often associated with the exclamation of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory remarks (coprolalia). However, this symptom is present in fewer than 15% of people with Tourette's. It is no longer considered a rare condition, but it may not always be correctly identified because of the wide range of severity, with most cases classified as mild. Genetic and environmental factors each play a role in the etiology of Tourette's, but the exact causes are unknown. (More...)