Tourette Syndrome in Children: An Updated Review

• Main Authors: Jung-Chieh Du (Author), Ting-Fang Chiu (Author), Kun-Mei Lee (Author), Hsin-Lin Wu (Author), Ya-Chi Yang (Author), Shu-Yeh Hsu (Author), Chung-Shu Sun (Author), Betau Hwang (Author), James F. Leckman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tourette syndrome (TS) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder in children characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics that fluctuate in severity and lasting for at least 1 year. Boys are more commonly affected than girls. Symptoms usually begin with simple motor or vocal tics which then evolve int...