scholarly journals Effects of age on motor excitability measures from children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 78-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia E. Pépés ◽  
Amelia Draper ◽  
Georgina M. Jackson ◽  
Stephen R. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Motor Excitability

scholarly journals Motor excitability is reduced prior to voluntary movements in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Jackson ◽  
Amy Parkinson ◽  
Valentina Manfredi ◽  
Guy Millon ◽  
Chris Hollis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Voluntary Movements ◽  
Motor Excitability

scholarly journals The prevalence of tic disorders in children and adolescents in Brazil

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 942-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helvio L. Alves ◽  
Elizabeth M. A. B. Quagliato
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Tic Disorders ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Tic Disorder ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Chronic Tic Disorder

Tourette syndrome (TS) and tic disorders represent events of familiar magnitude characterized by involuntary movements and/or vocalization. To determine the prevalence of TS/tic disorders we studied a sample of 762 subjects (388 M, 374 F), between 1992 and 1997, age 6 to 43 years old, taken out of a population of 10,155 subjects (4,918 M, 5,237 F; age: 3-56 years old). A structured 4-item questionnaire, direct interview (multistaged), >1 yr follow-up, were used. 9,565 subjects (4,614 M, 4,951 F) sent back the questionnaires, 3,354 of these (1,671 M, 1,683 F) with positive answers to tics. 42 subjects (31 M, 11 F, age: 7-21 years old, mean: 11 years old) met the DSM-III-R criteria. The total minimal prevalence of TS is 0.43%, with a 3:1 ratio male/female. The minimal prevalence of chronic tic disorder is 2.27%. The total minimal prevalence for tic disorders at all is 2.91%. No special education students participation.

scholarly journals Visuomotor learning and unlearning in children and adolescents with tourette syndrome

Cortex ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soyoung Kim ◽  
Stephen R. Jackson ◽  
Maddie Groom ◽  
Georgina M. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Visuomotor Learning

scholarly journals Use of levetiracetam to treat tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 714-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser Awaad ◽  
Anne Marie Michon ◽  
Sarah Minarik
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome

scholarly journals The Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome-Quality of Life Scale for Children and Adolescents (C&A-GTS-QOL): Development and Validation of the Italian Version

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea E. Cavanna ◽  
Chiara Luoni ◽  
Claudia Selvini ◽  
Rosanna Blangiardo ◽  
Clare M. Eddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Disease Specific

Background:Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a chronic childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder with a significant impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). Cavanna et al. (Neurology 2008; 71: 1410–1416) developed and validated the first disease-specific HR-QOL assessment tool for adults with GTS (Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome-Quality of Life Scale, GTS-QOL). This paper presents the translation, adaptation and validation of the GTS-QOL for young Italian patients with GTS.Methods:A three-stage process involving 75 patients with GTS recruited through three Departments of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry in Italy led to the development of a 27-item instrument (Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome-Quality of Life Scale in children and adolescents, C&A-GTS-QOL) for the assessment of HR-QOL through a clinician-rated interview for 6–12 year-olds and a self-report questionnaire for 13–18 year-olds.Results:The C&A-GTS-QOL demonstrated satisfactory scaling assumptions and acceptability. Internal consistency reliability was high (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.7) and validity was supported by interscale correlations (range 0.4–0.7), principal-component factor analysis and correlations with other rating scales and clinical variables.Conclusions:The present version of the C&A-GTS-QOL is the first disease-specific HR-QOL tool for Italian young patients with GTS, satisfying criteria for acceptability, reliability and validity.

scholarly journals Motor excitability during movement preparation in Tourette syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Draper ◽  
Lucinda Jude ◽  
Georgina M. Jackson ◽  
Stephen R. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Tourette Syndrome ◽  
Movement Preparation ◽  
Motor Excitability
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