PubMed Abstract
Mov Disord. 2011 Mar;26(4):735-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.23434. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
Clinical correlates of quality of life in Tourette syndrome.
Eddy CM, Cavanna AE, Gulisano M, Agodi A, Barchitta M, Calì P, Robertson MM, Rizzo R.
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Department of Neuropsychiatry, The Barberry National Centre for Mental Health, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Symptoms of depression, OCD, and ADHD appeared to have a widespread negative impact on QoL, but poorer QoL was not associated with increased tic severity. Greater emotional and behavioral difficulties, including symptoms of OCD, were among the best predictors of poor QoL in young people with TS.
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