Mental health articles

tourette syndrome test There is no test that is used to diagnose a child with Tourette syndrome. The initial physiologic and developmental disorders are ruled out by conducting a • Neurologic examination • Hearing examination • Vision examination • Developmental examination Tourette syndrome is diagnosed by clinical observation and family history. The child must • […]

tourette syndrome symptoms children.Convulsion is a characteristic symptom of Tourette’s language. A convulsion is a sudden, repetitive, uncontrolled action or sound. Simple movement convulsions: involving a limited number of muscles • Eye blinking • Head jerking • Grunting • Obsessive actions • Hitting head • Guilt • Obscene gestures (copropraxia) • Cursing (coprolalia) From Mental […]

tourette syndrome prognosis Episodes of involuntary movements decrease with age, and the child may become symptom-free as an adult. Children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome experience a normal life expectancy without any developmental impairment. The prognosis of Tourette’s syndrome depends largely on the severity of the disease. Most patients with Tourette’s disease are mild and do […]

tourette syndrome causes of disorder The child with Tourette syndrome displays involuntary muscle movements and vocal sounds that occur gradually between 2 and 15 years of age. Muscle movements are commonly referred to as motor tics and can affect any part of the body. Vocal sounds are called vocal tics and may involve inappropriate words. […]