MDS Task Force on Tic Disorders: Development of a New Classification Scheme for Tic Disorders
Objective: To establish a clear definition and axis classification scheme for tics that serves to separate phenomenology from etiology. Background: Gilles de la Tourette documented…Tourette – Like Phenotypes Following Combined Striatal Interneuron Loss.
Objective: To determine whether the ablation of Nkx2.1 derived striatal interneurons (SI) in mice produces Tourette-like phenotypes including abnormal movements and perseverative behaviors. Background: Tourette…Experiencing Life with Tourette Syndrome: The Invisible Effects of Tics
Objective: To evaluate how individuals with Tourette Syndrome experience stigma. Background: Persistent Tic Disorders (PTD), including Tourette Syndrome (TS), are neurodevelopmental disabilities characterized by multiple…Mapping the Landscape of Tourette Syndrome Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Objective: To analyse Tourette Syndrome research trends, methodologies, and key findings to identify focus areas and guide future investigations in understanding and treating this complex…Premonitory urge in patients with tics and functional tic-like behaviors
Objective: To compare premonitory urges (PU) in patients with tics and functional tic-like behaviors (FTB). Background: Previous case series have suggested that patients with functional…Throat Clearing tics In Wilson’s Disease- An Unusual Manifestation
Objective: To report unusual presentation of throat clearing tics in a 15 year old Indian girl with Wilson’s disease (WD). Background: WD is one of…Beliefs about Tourette Syndrome in Adolescent Patients with Tics
Objective: To explore information resources and individual perceptions of causes and modifiers of Tourette Syndrome (TS) and tic disorders. Background: The development of tics is…Social media consumption in adolescents with tics
Objective: To explore the impact of social media behaviors in adolescents with tic disorders. Background: Social media has an increasing role in disseminating information and…The Association Between Tic Disorders and Atopy
Objective: To determine whether pediatric patients with tic disorders have an altered risk of atopy when compared with controls, whether this difference in risk is…Dendritic cells and brain metabolites in Tourette’s
Objective: We aimed to study in vivo aspects of neuro-inflammation in Tourette syndrome (TS) patients exploring frequency and distribution of circulating blood-derived dendritic cells and…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.