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Tourette's most common in white kids, boys
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tourette syndrome occurs in 3 out of every 1,000 school-aged children, and is more than twice as common in white kids as in blacks or Hispanics, according to the largest U.S. study to estimate how many have the disorder.
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Can strep throat cause OCD, Tourette syndrome?
Sep 30, 2009 |
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New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the me ...
Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients
Apr 15, 2009 |
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The most disabling aspect of Tourette syndrome is that in 90% of cases, it exists in conjunction with another disorder. The most frequent co-occurring condition in people with Tourette is attention deficit ...
Deep brain stimulation may be effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology.
Distinct treatment needed: Tourette's and obsessive-compulsive disorder
May 14, 2008 |
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While 30 to 50 percent of people with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome are also affected with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), both illnesses might have a distinct neurocognitive profile, according to a new study published ...
Children with Tourette's quicker at certain mental grammar skills
Jul 13, 2007 |
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Children with Tourette’s syndrome may have to put up with some unwanted movement and verbal tics, but neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Kennedy Krieger Institute have found that they are much ...
No test needed for hand-foot genital syndrome in women without HOXA13 gene mutation
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Hugh S. Taylor, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale, and colleagues have found that women without mutations of the HOXA13 gene do not need to be subjected to x-rays ...
Gene tied to hair pulling disorder
Sep 28, 2006 |
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A Durham, N.C., study has suggested mutations in a certain gene might be related to a disorder that causes people to pull out their own hair.
Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor ...
Therapy can reduce tics and Tourette syndrome
Dec 15, 2007 |
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At a time when doctors reach for drugs as a first line of treatment for psychological disorders ranging from attention hyperactivity/deficit disorder (ADHD) to bipolar disorder, a review of the reported research indicates ...
Antibodies to strep throat bacteria linked to obsessive compulsive disorder in mice
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may ...
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