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Abstract: Gilles de la Tourette is now known for the disease which now bears his name, but his activities in the management of hysterics and in hypnotism, which gained him most of his lifetime reputation, have been largely forgotten. As one of the closest followers of Jean-Martin Charcot, he always remained faithful to his mentor's views, and was one of the most vehement defenders of La Salpêtrière school during the quarrel with Hippolyte Bernheim and the Nancy school on the question of the specificity of hypnotic susceptibility in hysteria. This controversy became critical during medico-legal assessment of crimes supposedly committed under hypnotic suggestion. Gilles de la Tourette's involvement in criminal hypnotism was striking, as shown by his own experiments, the most famous of whic...

Researchers find behavioral therapy can help some patient manage urges. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

Tourette Syndrome and Difficulty With Sensory Processing and Integration Webinar July 21st. (Source: Disabled World)

About 80% of patients with Tourette syndrome had improved tic control after 10 weeks of video-assisted training in self-hypnosis, results of a small clinical trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)

Small study finds benefit for young people, but another expert says the research is too preliminary (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology)

Small study finds benefit for young people, but another expert says the research is too preliminary Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Tourette Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

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A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life. Seventy-nine percent of the 33 research participants achieved enough improvement in tic control to report personal satisfaction with the technique, according to the study published online in the July issue of the Journal of Development and Behavioral Pediatrics. This is the largest case series of patients with Tourette Syndrome treated with self-hypnosis. The authors, Jeffrey Lazarus, M.D., and Susan K... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life. Seventy-nine percent of 33 research participants achieved enough improvement in tic control to report personal satisfaction with the technique. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Children and teens with Tourette syndrome found help for their tics via sessions of self-hypnosis, according to a new study published online Monday in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics . (Source: L.A. Times - Health)

Self-hypnosis taught by using videotaped instruction seems to work in helping children and adolescents control the tics that characterize Tourette Syndrome, a new study indicates. (Source: WebMD Health)

(University Hospitals Case Medical Center) A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life.Seventy-nine percent of 33 research participants achieved enough improvement in tic control to report personal satisfaction with the technique. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

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A variety of treatment approaches have been used to manage tic symptoms in Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Pharmacological interventions remain the most common approach, but in the past 3 decades, various nonpharmacological treatment options have emerged including: (1) massed practice, (2) relaxation training, (3) self-monitoring, (4) function-based/contingency management procedures, (5) habit reversal training, (6) exposure and response prevention, and (7) cognitive behavior therapy. Each of these procedures is described along with the evidence reflecting its efficacy and usefulness. A synthesis of the findings and implications is provided, including directions and recommendations for future treatment and research. (Source: The Psychiatric Clinics of North America)

Experts from Yale School of Medicine respond to reader questions about Tourette's and related tic disorders. (Source: NYT Health)

Summary: Gene expression microarrays are a high-throughput, cost-effective method for measuring the expression of all genes in a sample. By comparing the expression patterns of healthy controls to diseased subjects, the genetic regulatory pathways underlying and affected by the disease can be elucidated. Furthermore, dysregulated genes are possible candidates for pharmaceutical therapy. Here, we consider the possibility of applying this approach to Tourette syndrome. We also review current theories of Tourette syndrome etiology and pharmacology. (Source: Neurotherapeutics)

Conclusions Clinically ascertained children with Tourette syndrome typically have impaired psychosocial functioning and high comorbidity rates in late adolescence. (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry)

Conclusions: Imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory systems in the brains of TS patients may be reflected by glutamate and GABA serum level changes. Glutamate and GABA may be biomarkers of the disease and high concentration of glutamate may indicate more severe course of TS. (Source: Articles of Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - TERMEDIA publishing house)

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We present the case of a 49-year-old woman with severe, lifelong GTS complicated by OCD, inattention, impulsivity, disinhibition, mood disturbances, generalized anxiety, and pain secondary to motor tics. Habit reversal therapy (HRT) is used with full body relaxation conditioned as a competitive response to target her tics, anxiety, and pain simultaneously. The patient demonstrates significant reduction of symptoms and improvement in psychosocial status within four sessions. She is able to maintain this status at a 3-month follow-up session. Aspects of case conceptualization and therapeutic technique are discussed. (Source: Clinical Case Studies)

An assessment of patients with adult Tourette syndrome to identify clinical factors that contribute to psychosocial and occupational disabilities resulting from the vocal or motor tics that define TS found that anxiety/panic disorder may be the most disabling psychiatric condition associated with the disorder. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

An assessment of patients with adult Tourette syndrome (TS) to identify clinical factors that contribute to psychosocial and occupational disabilities resulting from the vocal or motor tics that define TS found that anxiety/panic disorder may be the most disabling psychiatric condition associated with the disorder... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)