Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2012 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print]
The Gilles De La Tourette syndrome: the current status.
Robertson MM.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22440810
Seems I have a lot to read. I might buy this full text actually. There are a lot of things stated by Prof Robertson in this abstract I'd like to understand more.
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The most common comorbidities are attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, and disorder, and autistic spectrum disorders, while the most common coexisting psychopathologies are depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders such as oppositional defiant and conduct disorder.
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It is widely accepted that most cases of GTS are inherited, but the genetic mechanisms appear much more complex than previously understood, as evidenced by many recent studies; indeed, there have been suggestions of 'general neurodevelopmental genes' which affect the brain development after which the 'specific GTS gene(s)' may further affect the phenotype.
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