Question 1

any treatment for tourette syndrome?

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Tourette: Most cases are mild & require no medications, can benefit from reassurance & psychobehavioral therapy (cognitive therapy, biofeedback)  & education. Medications that are helpful for tics are; clonidine, orap, (pimozide) tenex, and other medications that treat comorbid conditions such as OCD & adhd.

Question 2

could use your help docs! my fiance has tourettes syndrome. how do we get treatment?

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Psychiatrist: I would recommend a consultation with a psychiatrist to confirm the diagnosis and discuss treatment options.  Good luck.

Question 3

what are the treatment opions for tourettes syndrome?

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Multimodal manage-: ment of tics that interfere with daily function, associated ADHD, OCD &amp; learning disorders = psychotropic medications, behavioral, family &amp; psychotherapies &amp; environmental  manipulations at school/work, home &amp; community. "Teaching the Tiger" is a good book. Join tsa-usa.org. A fact sheet on Tourette Syndrome, www. ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tourette/detail_tourette.htm, also gives good resources.

Question 4

why doesn't medicine help my tourette syndrome?

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Do you mean your : chronic motor &amp;/or vocal tics have not responded to any medication prescribed by your neurologist or psychiatrist? Contact the Tourette Syndrome Association: tsa-usa.org/aabout_tsa/aContactTSA.htm. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai &amp; Weill Cornell SOM in NYC  have TS centers of excellence. See http://www.tsa-usa.org/Medical/medical_main.html for information on valid treatments vs. chicanery.

Question 5

what are the chances of my kids having tourette syndrome if my dad and brother have it? im a woman and my sisters, mom and i dont have it. i have some extended male relatives and 1 female cousin with ts on my dads side?

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: Genetic studies have indicated that TS is inherited as a dominant gene, with about a 50% chance of parents passing the gene on to their children. Boys with the gene(s) are three to four times more likely than girls to display symptoms of TS. Girls with the gene can transmit it to their kids if they marry someone with a similar genetic history of Tourettes.

Question 6

is there a reason it seems like tourettes syndrome is only around today?

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Not new: Gille de la tourette was the name of a french neurologist, a student of charcot who described this condition in the late 18 hundreds.

Question 7

what are the tests for tourette syndrome?

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TOURETTE SYNDROME: Dx is clinical :  facial grimacing,  head jerking, blinking, simple tics tocomplex tics, vocal tics.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of tourette syndrome?

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Severe tic syndrome: Multiple tics associated with snorting, sniffing, involuntary vocalizations, and troublesome compulsive and aggressive impulses constitute the major features of gilles de la tourette syndrome. It is the rarest and most severe of the tic disorders that begins in childhood, usually as a simple tic. Hyperactivity and disorders of attention and perception are frequent. Intelligence does not decline.

Question 9

what are tics associated with tourettes syndrome?

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Combination of...: Motor tics(frequent involuntary movements such as shrugging of shoulder) and vocal tics such as clearing of throat.

Question 10

what kinds of meds are used for tourette syndrome?

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Tourette's syndr TS: Unfortunately, standardized and large enough drug trials in ts patients fulfilling evidence based medicine standards are still scarce. As first-line treatment of tics Risperidone (best evidence level for atypical antipsychotics) or tiapride (largest clinical experience in europe and low rate of adverse reactions) are recommended. Pimozide remains the gold standard but with serious side effects.

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