Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Child Development Center Comprised of a team of specialists who provide evaluation and consultation services for children and adolescents by bridging medical, developmental, behavioral and educational facets to produce a holistic view of the child. Developmental and behavioral challenges include Asperger's, fetal alcohol syndrome, motor skills disorders, traumatic brain injury, Williams syndrome, austism, PraderWilli syndrome and tourette's, among others. http://www.ccmckids.org/services/cdc.asp
Extractions: The mission of the Child Development Center is to assist in the facilitation of an improved quality of life for children and parents who face the challenges associated with a wide range of developmental and behavioral difficulties. We believe that children can realize their potential more fully, given the appropriate diagnosis and intervention. We provide services that are tailored to the needs of the individual child, family, and referral agency. Our evaluation services range from evaluations that are highly focused and specific to those that are comprehensive and integrated. Through diagnostic evaluation and concrete recommendations, we are able to help children and their families who may be challenged by many difficulties, including: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Salon Health & Body | I Can't Help It! Lethem joins in on an article re tourette's syndrome (the disorder attributed to his Motherless Brooklyn main character and narrator, Lionel Essrog). http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/01/21/tourettes/index1.html
Extractions: Levi-Pearl is quick to point out that only 15 percent of Tourette's sufferers have symptoms of coprolalia. Wow. "Only?" That's 30,000 people. Thirty thousand people shouting, "shit, motherfucker, goddamn, goddamn" in church. In court. In bowling alleys. "If I had Tourette's syndrome I'd know it, right?" I ask Levi-Pearl. "Would you know it if you had it?" she repeats. "You may go through life having a little involuntary movement and clearing your throat irregularly. 'Oh that's just David's habits.' Then you would see one of our public service announcements and say, 'That's me.'" We talk about children. "Kids that get diagnosed fairly early are lucky," Levi-Pearl says. "Parents realize what the child has instead of thinking they have brain tumors. Most children with classic Tourette's syndrome do quite well in mainstream education. There are those who have TS as well as learning and attention problems." She pauses. "In a third of cases there are varying degrees of obsessive traits." She looks across the table and smiles at Handler. "And by my even saying it, Lowell wants to do some stuff."
City Pages - The Tower Of Babble By creating a detective with tourette's syndrome, Jonathan Lethem addresses the mystery of language. http://www.citypages.com/databank/20/982/article8012.asp
Tourette S Syndrome And Dopamine Once dismissed as a behavior flaw, tourette s syndrome is now known to be an inherited For years the affliction, now known as tourette s syndrome (TS), http://apu.sfn.org/content/Publications/BrainBriefings/tourettes.html
Extractions: Login Directory Merchandise Contact Us ... Abstracts/Annual Meeting Publications Tourette's Syndrome and Dopamine Once dismissed as a behavior flaw, Tourette's syndrome is now known to be an inherited neurological disease. New research is mapping the chemical origin of the disorder characterized by tics, yelps and utterances. Advances may lead to improved treatments that can curb the disruptive symptoms without causing the harsh side effects often seen in today's remedies. A surgeon. A grocery store bagger. A professional athlete. A writer. A construction worker. Each experiences eruptions of tics - repeated, involuntary movements and uncontrollable utterances. Six nose twitches, three foot stomps, a series of eye blinks and a few neck stretches. Some hoot, bark, cough. Some swear. Then researchers discovered that a drug, haloperidol, which acts on the brain chemical dopamine, could calm the patient. This suggested that TS was a disorder rooted in altered brain chemistry. Now an increasing number of studies, including imaging research on humans, is providing clues on how dopamine and other factors mediate TS.
Tourette Syndrome A teen's guide to TS, who gets it, what doctors do, and how to manage living with the condition. http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/tourette.html
Extractions: Watching ice hockey and practicing with his band are Luke's favorite things to do. But when Luke goes someplace new, he often has to deal with stares and weird looks from strangers because he sometimes shouts unexpectedly or blinks his eyes hard. To people who don't know that these tics are symptoms of Luke's Tourette syndrome, he looks like he's in pain or needs help. Tics are sudden, repetitive movements or sounds that some people make, seemingly without realizing it. Tics are actually more common in teens than you might think. You may know someone who has either a motor tic (sudden, apparently uncontrollable movements like exaggerated blinking of the eyes) or a vocal tic (such as when a person repeatedly clears his or her throat). Many people have tics that go away in less than a year or mild tics that don't interfere with their lives. But in some people, tics are more severe or long lasting. If a person has tics for more than a year, doctors call this a chronic tic disorder . In some cases, these tics can be part of a condition called Tourette (pronounced: tuh-
Extractions: AAFP Home Page Journals Vol. 59/No. 8 (April 15, 1999) A patient information handout on Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, written by the authors of this article, is provided on page 2274. antagonist drugs can be effective but may be associated with significant side effects. P rimary care physicians are often the first physicians to be consulted about tics. Tics are defined as sudden, rapid, purposeless, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped movements or vocalizations. Tics are either transient, with a duration of less than 12 consecutive months, or chronic, with a course that lasts more than a year, and can be either primary (idiopathic) or secondary. Common simple tics are eye blinking, shoulder jerking, picking movements, grunting, sniffing and barking. Complex tics include facial grimacing, arm flapping, coprolalia (use of obscene words), palilalia (repeating one's own words) and echolalia (repeating another's words or phrases).
Extractions: Please note: This information was as current as we could make it on the date given above. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics, please visit familydoctor.org , the AAFP patient education Web site. An article on this topic is available in this issue of AFP What are tics? Tics are movements or sounds that are repeated over and over. A person with a tic can't control the movement or sounds. Tics usually last less than a year. Throat clearing and eye squinting are common tics. Tics are often worse when a person is stressed, tired or anxious. Some medicines make tics worse. What is Tourette's syndrome? Tourette's syndrome is one form of tic disorder. Children with Tourette's syndrome have both repetitive movements and sounds, but they may not always occur together. Several different tics can happen at the same time. The tics and sounds of Tourette's syndrome usually start between 3 and 10 years of age. They come and go, and usually they aren't a severe problem. Your child may have a tic but not have Tourette's syndrome. Will my child outgrow this?
Tourette's Syndrome - Interactive Glossary tourette s syndrome tourette s syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by tics (involuntary, rapid, sudden movements and/or vocal outbursts http://www.therapistfinder.net/glossary/tourette.html
Extractions: Therapist Finder Content Tourette's Syndrome Tourette's Syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by tics (involuntary, rapid, sudden movements and/or vocal outbursts that occur repeatedly). The symptoms change periodically in number, frequency, type, and severity - even disappearing for weeks or months at a time. Some common examples of motor tics include eye blinking, head jerking, shoulder shrugging, and facial grimacing. Vocal tics include throat clearing, barking noises, sniffing, and tongue clicking.
InteliHealth: Tourette's Syndrome InteliHealth Featuring Harvard Medical School s consumer health information. For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn What Is It?, Symptoms, http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10894.html
Extractions: Tourette's Syndrome What Is It? Symptoms Diagnosis Expected Duration ... Additional Info What Is It? Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder (a problem with the nervous system), in which the major symptom is tics. Tics are sudden, brief, involuntary movements (motor tics) or sounds (vocal tics). In Tourette's syndrome, both types of tics are present.
Extractions: T OURETTE'S S YNDROME Tourette's Syndrome is characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic. A tic is a sudden, rapid movement of some of the muscles in the body that occurs over and over and doesn't serve any purpose. The location, frequency, and complexity of tics changes over time. Motor tics frequently involve the head, central body, legs, and arms. They may result in simple movements such as eye blinking, or more complex movements such as touching and squatting. Vocal tics can include sounds such as grunts, barks, sniffs, snorts, coughs, and obscenities. Tourette's Syndrome is always diagnosed before the age of eighteen - most commonly appearing around seven years of age. It occurs more often in males than females and symptoms are usually present for life. The severity of Tourette's varies a great deal over time, but improvement can occur during late adolescence and in adulthood. Teens with Tourette's Syndrome often have additional problems with obsessions compulsions hyperactivity , distractibility, and impulsiveness. For additional information see the following Facts for Families
Extractions: Advanced Search familydoctor.org Home For Parents Special Conditions in Children Tics and Tourette's Syndrome What are tics? What is Tourette's syndrome? Will my child outgrow this? Is there any treatment? ... What else should I know? Printer-friendly version Email this article Tics are rapid movements or sounds that are repeated over and over for no reason. A person with a tic can't control the movement or sounds. Throat clearing and eye blinking are common tics. Tics are often worse when a person feels stressed, tired or anxious. Some medicines can make tics worse. Return to top Tourette's syndrome is a type of tic disorder. Children with Tourette's syndrome will repeat both movements and sounds. Several different tics can happen at the same time, but they may not always occur together. If a child has Tourette's syndrome, the tics usually start when he or she is between 3 and 10 years of age. The movements and sounds come and go, and usually they aren't a severe problem. Keep in mind that your child may have a tic but not have Tourette's syndrome. Talk to your family doctor if you think your child may have Tourette's syndrome. On TV, in movies and in the news, Tourette's syndrome is often associated with cursing, or making offensive sexual or racist comments. However, only a small percentage of people with Tourette's syndrome have this symptom.
NAMI | Mental Illnesses tourettes disorder, or tourettes syndrome (TS) as it is frequently called, is a neurologic syndrome. What are the symptoms of tourettes syndrome?1 http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/ContentManagement/
The Tourette Tiger Personal thoughts, insights, and resources for tourette's syndrome Plus as experienced by Darin Bush. http://tourettetiger.home.mindspring.com/home.html
Extractions: The Tourette Tiger Discussion, Information, and Resources for Tourette's Syndrome Plus by Darin M. Bush Beneath the Stripes: Tourette's Syndrome from the Tiger's View Tiger Scratches (Tourette Jokes) Related and Almost Related Internet Resources Writing that has Nothing to do with TS+ Questions? Suggestions? Contact me at the Tourette Tiger
Tourette's Syndrome: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Tou·rette s syndrome ( t?rets ) or Tou·rette syndrome ( -ret ) n. A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body. http://www.answers.com/topic/tourette-s-syndrome
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Diagnosis Medical WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Tourette's syndrome Dictionary Tou·rette's syndrome tÊ-rÄts or Tou·rette syndrome -rÄt n. A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, as of interjections and obscenities. Also called Gilles de la Tourette syndrome [After Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857â1904), French physician.] Diagnosis Tourette Syndrome What is Tourette syndrome? Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited disorder of the nervous system characterized by repeated involuntary movements and uncontrollable vocal (phonic) sounds called tics. In a few patients, such tics can include inappropriate words and phrases. The disorder is named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a French neurologist who first described an 86-year-old French noblewoman with the condition in 1885. (See History below.) The symptoms of TS generally appear before the individual is 18 years old (some authorities say before 15 years of age).
NACD :: The National Association For Child Development The National Academy for Child Development, Inc. is an international organization of parents and professionals dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. The over 15,000 clients served by NACD have come to us with labels including Learning Disabled, Dyslexic, Distractible, ADD, ADHD, Hyperactive, Down syndrome, Fetal Alcohol syndrome, Williams syndrome, Tourettes syndrome, Rett syndrome, Fragile X, Developmentally Delayed, PDD, Autistic, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injured, Comatose, Retarded, Minimal Brain Dysfunction, Normal, Accelerated and Gifted. http://www.nacd.org
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Hardin MD : Tourettes Syndrome From the University of Iowa, the *best* lists of Internet sources in Tourettes syndrome. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/tourettes.html
