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Tourettism

MedGen UID:
856944
•Concept ID:
C3897350
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Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Tics that are secondary to an identifiable cause. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Successful treatment of acquired Tourettism and major depression.
Malone DA Jr, Stern TA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1988 Jul-Sep;1(3):169-71. doi: 10.1177/089198878800100307. PMID: 3252884

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Movement Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: An Update.
Ghosh R, Roy D, Dubey S, Das S, Benito-León J
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2022;12:14. Epub 2022 May 4 doi: 10.5334/tohm.671. PMID: 35601204Free PMC Article
Axonal dystrophies.
Nardocci N, Zorzi G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1919-24. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00062-9. PMID: 23622415
Tourettism and dystonia after subcortical stroke.
Kwak CH, Jankovic J
Mov Disord 2002 Jul;17(4):821-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.10207. PMID: 12210884

Diagnosis

Movement Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: An Update.
Ghosh R, Roy D, Dubey S, Das S, Benito-León J
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2022;12:14. Epub 2022 May 4 doi: 10.5334/tohm.671. PMID: 35601204Free PMC Article
The nosology of tardive syndromes.
Frei K, Truong DD, Fahn S, Jankovic J, Hauser RA
J Neurol Sci 2018 Jun 15;389:10-16. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.008. PMID: 29433810
Axonal dystrophies.
Nardocci N, Zorzi G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1919-24. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00062-9. PMID: 23622415
Tardive Tourette-like syndrome: a systematic review.
Fountoulakis KN, Samara M, Siapera M, Iacovides A
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2011 Sep;26(5):237-42. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32834aa924. PMID: 21811171
Tardive tourettism after exposure to neuroleptic therapy.
Bharucha KJ, Sethi KD
Mov Disord 1995 Nov;10(6):791-3. doi: 10.1002/mds.870100613. PMID: 8749999

Therapy

Tics induced by antiepileptic drugs: a pragmatic review.
Peters J, Vijiaratnam N, Angus-Leppan H
J Neurol 2021 Jan;268(1):321-336. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10153-6. PMID: 32804278
Setting the record straight: The nosology of tardive syndromes.
Truong DD, Frei K
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019 Feb;59:146-150. Epub 2018 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.11.025. PMID: 30528171
The nosology of tardive syndromes.
Frei K, Truong DD, Fahn S, Jankovic J, Hauser RA
J Neurol Sci 2018 Jun 15;389:10-16. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.02.008. PMID: 29433810
Pharmacological animal models of tic disorders.
McCairn KW, Isoda M
Int Rev Neurobiol 2013;112:179-209. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411546-0.00007-X. PMID: 24295622
Tardive Tourette-like syndrome: a systematic review.
Fountoulakis KN, Samara M, Siapera M, Iacovides A
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2011 Sep;26(5):237-42. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32834aa924. PMID: 21811171

Prognosis

Tics induced by antiepileptic drugs: a pragmatic review.
Peters J, Vijiaratnam N, Angus-Leppan H
J Neurol 2021 Jan;268(1):321-336. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10153-6. PMID: 32804278
Axonal dystrophies.
Nardocci N, Zorzi G
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;113:1919-24. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59565-2.00062-9. PMID: 23622415
Tourettism and dystonia after subcortical stroke.
Kwak CH, Jankovic J
Mov Disord 2002 Jul;17(4):821-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.10207. PMID: 12210884

Clinical prediction guides

Tics induced by antiepileptic drugs: a pragmatic review.
Peters J, Vijiaratnam N, Angus-Leppan H
J Neurol 2021 Jan;268(1):321-336. Epub 2020 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10153-6. PMID: 32804278
Post-traumatic tics and tetrabenazine treatment: a blinded video assessment.
Poulopoulos M, Hajjar M
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Dec 5;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-201676. PMID: 24311459Free PMC Article
Tourettism in multiple sclerosis: a case report.
Nociti V, Fasano A, Bentivoglio AR, Frisullo G, Tartaglione T, Tonali PA, Batocchi AP
J Neurol Sci 2009 Dec 15;287(1-2):288-90. Epub 2009 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.07.009. PMID: 19695578
Tourettism and dystonia after subcortical stroke.
Kwak CH, Jankovic J
Mov Disord 2002 Jul;17(4):821-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.10207. PMID: 12210884

Recent systematic reviews

Movement disorders in multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases.
Mehanna R, Jankovic J
J Neurol Sci 2013 May 15;328(1-2):1-8. Epub 2013 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.02.007. PMID: 23522528
Tardive Tourette-like syndrome: a systematic review.
Fountoulakis KN, Samara M, Siapera M, Iacovides A
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 2011 Sep;26(5):237-42. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0b013e32834aa924. PMID: 21811171

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