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A member asked:
Is tourettes a demyelinating disease?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: Tourette's is not classified with diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and is a very different disorder. Such problems as visual loss, weakness, imbalance or incoordination would not be part of tourette's. Nice that we have effective ms meds these days, and many new meds work very well for tourette's.
Answered 12/11/2012
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Not at all: Multiple sclerosis is the classic demyelinization illness. It has no relation to tourette's.
Answered 2/26/2013
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