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This volume of "International Review of Neurobiology" brings
together cutting-edge research on advances in the neurochemistry
and neuropharmacology of Tourette syndrome. It reviews current
knowledge and understanding, provides a starting point for
researchers and practitioners entering the field, and includes
important topics regards tics, neurotransmitters, pharmacology and
emerging treatments.
This volume of brings together research on tourettes synrdrome.
It reviews current knowledge and understanding on the
neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of tourettes syndrome.
Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder
affecting up to 1% of the population. It is characterised by motor
and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behaviour such as
involuntary swearing and obscene gestures.
This second edition of Tourette Syndrome: The Facts explains the
causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you
or a relative has been recently diagnosed. It provides information
on the treatment and therapies that are available, and advice and
on how individuals can manage their symptoms. It clearly explains
the different presentations that can affected individuals, covering
a spectrum from very mild to more uncommon severe forms of TS, and
also discusses disorders that can be mistaken for TS.
This edition contains a new chapters focussing on 'Education,
employment and empowerment', and famous and successful people who
achieved their goals despite their diagnosis.
Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and
friends, Tourette's Syndrome: The Facts will also be of use to
clinicians, GPs, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible
introduction to the disorder.
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