Home Menu

Site Navigation




advertisement
NeuroTalk Support Groups > > >

Articles, Abstracts and News Reports on TS

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-12-2009, 08:38 AM #1
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default Tic disorders and ADHD - from Tourette Syndrome International Database Consortium ...
PubMed

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;16 Suppl 1:15-23.
  • Erratum in:
  • Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;16(8):536.

Tic disorders and ADHD: answers from a world-wide clinical dataset on Tourette syndrome.

Freeman RD; Tourette Syndrome International Database Consortium.

Quote:
CONCLUSION: Subjects with TS have high rates of ADHD and complex associations with other disorders. Clinically the findings confirm other research indicating the importance of ADHD in understanding the behavioural problems often associated with the diagnosis of TS. Additional ADHD comorbidity should be taken into account in diagnosis, management, and training.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 01-12-2009, 08:47 AM #2
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default Streptococcal infection and exacerbations of childhood tics and OC symptoms
PubMed Abstract

Pediatrics. 2008 Jun;121(6):1188-97.
  • Comment in:
  • Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):1157; author reply 1157-8.

Streptococcal infection and exacerbations of childhood tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective blinded cohort study.

Kurlan R, Johnson D, Kaplan EL; and the Tourette Syndrome Study Group.
University of Rochester School of Medicine,
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 01-12-2009, 08:50 AM #3
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default Air swallowing as a tic
PubMed

J Psychosom Res. 2008 Nov;65(5):497-500. Epub 2008 Oct 1.
Air swallowing as a tic.
Weil RS, Cavanna AE, Willoughby JM, Robertson MM.

Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK.

Quote:
The authors present a patient with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome who developed abdominal distension and bloating due to air swallowing. We suggest that this air swallowing may have been due to a tic.
Last edited by Lara; 01-12-2009 at 09:14 AM.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Chemar (01-12-2009)
Old 01-15-2009, 09:39 AM #4
Chemar's Avatar
Chemar Chemar is offline
Administrator
Community Support Team
  
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 28,459
15 yr Member
Chemar Chemar is offline
Administrator
Community Support Team
Chemar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 28,459
15 yr Member
Default NEJM Research Antipsychotics & Cardiac Risk
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/360/3/225

Quote:
Conclusions: Current users of typical and of atypical antipsychotic drugs had a similar, dose-related increased risk of sudden cardiac death.
__________________
~Chemar~


*
.


*
.


These forums are for mutual support and information sharing only. The forums are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.
Chemar is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Lara (03-18-2009)
Old 03-18-2009, 05:29 PM #5
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default Dopamine and Toxoplasmosis
From Bot's news -

Parasite may trigger schizophrenia

Quote:
The team found the parasite's genetic make-up included an enzyme that aids in the production of dopamine. "At this point the research is too premature to suggest changes in treatment" of schizophrenia, McConkey continued. Nonetheless, "Toxoplasmosis screening would be warranted in psychological analysis."
He and his colleagues now plan to explore the possible role of toxoplasma in other neurological diseases associated with dopamine, including autism, Parkinson's disease, and Tourette's syndrome.
A Unique Dual Activity Amino Acid Hydroxylase in Toxoplasma gondii
Elizabeth A. Gaskell, Judith E. Smith, John W. Pinney, Dave R. Westhead, and Glenn A. McConkey

from PubMed Central

PLoS ONE. 2009; 4(3): e4801.
Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004801.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
Chemar (03-18-2009), who moi (03-21-2009)
Old 03-20-2009, 09:35 AM #6
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Confused TS and comorbid PDDs
http://jcn.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/24/2/170
Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 24, No. 2, 170-175 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808322666

Tourette Syndrome and Comorbid Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Larry Burd, Qing Li, Jacob Kerbeshian, Marilyn G. Klug, Roger D. Freeman

Quote:
We found 334 (4.6%; 1 of every 22 participants) with Tourette syndrome had a comorbid pervasive developmental disorder.
Quote:
Variables from logistic modeling that were significant predictors of Tourette syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders were: male gender; no family history of tics/Tourette syndrome; and an increased number of comorbidities (P < .001).
Quote:
We found rates of comorbid Tourette syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders to be increased by 13 times. Identification of differences between subgroups of patients with Tourette syndrome may increase understanding of syndromal susceptibility, severity, and outcome.
Note: this study involved the Tourette Syndrome International Database Consortium Registry.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
"Thanks for this!" says:
who moi (03-21-2009)
Old 04-21-2009, 08:10 AM #7
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default
PubMed Article

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2009 Winter;21(1):13-23.Links
The behavioral spectrum of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
Cavanna AE, Servo S, Monaco F, Robertson MM.

Quote:
This paper provides an updated review of the literature on the multifaceted phenotype of Tourette's syndrome, with special attention to the behavioral problems and the relationship between Tourette's syndrome and comorbid neuropsychiatric conditions. The issue of whether Tourette's syndrome should still be considered as a unitary nosological entity is also addressed.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 03-17-2012, 05:58 PM #8
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Book Toxoplasmosis
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lara View Post
<dead link removed>
A Unique Dual Activity Amino Acid Hydroxylase in Toxoplasma gondii
Elizabeth A. Gaskell, Judith E. Smith, John W. Pinney, Dave R. Westhead, and Glenn A. McConkey

from PubMed Central

PLoS ONE. 2009; 4(3): e4801.
Published online 2009 March 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004801.
Just adding on some information here.
NOTE: the first link in the old post no longer worked so I removed it.

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Sep;10(3):200-4.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and acquired toxoplasmosis in two children.
Brynska A, Tomaszewicz-Libudzic E, Wolanczyk T.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11596821
PMID: 11596821

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2010 Jun;260(4):359-63.
Epub 2009 Nov 5.
Association between intracellular infectious agents and Tourette's syndrome.
Krause D, Matz J, Weidinger E, Wagner J, Wildenauer A, Obermeier M, Riedel M, Müller N.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19890596
PMID:19890596

Psychiatry Res. 2010 May 15;177(1-2):263-5.
Epub 2010 Jan 27.[B]
Is there any role of Toxoplasma gondii in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Miman O, Mutlu EA, Ozcan O, Atambay M, Karlidag R, Unal S.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20106536
PMID:20106536
Last edited by Lara; 03-17-2012 at 06:40 PM.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 04-04-2012, 05:53 AM #9
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Book Gilles De La Tourette syndrome: the current status.
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.

e.g.

Quote:
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.
Quote:
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.
bold text added by me.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Old 05-22-2009, 03:21 PM #10
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
  
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Lara Lara is offline
Legendary
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,984
15 yr Member
Default Immunopathogenic mechanisms in tourette syndrome
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post499139-46.html
I already posted this one but I'll leave it here and quote the material regarding T cells.

PubMed
Mov Disord. 2009 Apr 7.
Immunopathogenic mechanisms in tourette syndrome: A critical review.
Martino D, Dale RC, Gilbert DL, Giovannoni G, Leckman JF.

Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

<snipped abstract>
Quote:
Finally, a general predisposition to autoimmune responses in TS patients is indicated by the reduced frequency of regulatory T cells, which induce tolerance towards self-antigens. Although the pathogenic role of immune activation in TS has not been definitively proven, a pathophysiological model is proposed to explain the possible effect of immunity upon dopamine transmission regulation and the generation of tics.
Last edited by Lara; 05-22-2009 at 03:53 PM.
Lara is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
articles on ECT, DBS, TMS: US News & World Rept cochrankat Parkinson's Disease 1 07-16-2009 06:44 AM
Restless Legs Syndrome : new research, news reports, new books Leilarnia Movement Disorders 2 11-06-2006 11:10 PM
Essential Tremor : new research, news reports, new books Leilarnia Movement Disorders 0 10-11-2006 09:58 AM
Dystonia : new research, news reports, new books Leilarnia Movement Disorders 0 10-10-2006 04:48 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:08 PM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise v2.7.1 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

All posts copyright their original authors.

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.

Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.

Home