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9780199298198

Tourette Syndrome

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199298198

  • ISBN10:

    019929819X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-12-15
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Summary

Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder affecting up to 1% of the population. It is characterised by motor and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behaviour such as involuntary swearing and obscene gestures. This second edition of Tourette Syndrome: The Facts explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you or a relative has been recently diagnosed. It provides information on the treatment and therapies that are available, and advice and on how individuals can manage their symptoms. It clearly explains the different presentations that can affected individuals, covering a spectrum from very mild to more uncommon severe forms of TS, and also discusses disorders that can be mistaken for TS. This edition contains a new chapters focussing on 'Education, employment and empowerment', and famous and successful people who achieved their goals despite their diagnosis. Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and friends, Tourette's Syndrome: The Facts will also be of use to clinicians, GPs, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to the disorder.

Table of Contents

Introducing three casesp. 1
What is Tourette syndrome?p. 13
How common is Tourette syndrome?p. 17
How is the diagnosis made?p. 21
What other disorders can be mistaken for Tourette syndrome?p. 31
Can people with Tourette syndrome also develop other conditions?p. 35
Will I have Tourette syndrome for ever?p. 43
Coping with the news of a diagnosis of Tourette syndromep. 49
Is there more than one type of Tourette syndrome?p. 61
What causes Tourette syndrome?p. 67
Which therapies are most useful for Tourette syndrome?p. 75
Education, employment, and empowermentp. 83
Famous or successful people who have had Tourette syndromep. 107
An introductory cardp. 127
Bibliographyp. 129
Tourette syndrome international contacts and associationsp. 143
Feedback Form and Fact Sheetp. 153
School letterp. 157
Indexp. 161
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