TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 39. Tourette Syndrome and Related Disorders A1 - Juncos, Jorge L. A2 - Watts, Ray L. A2 - Standaert, David G. A2 - Obeso, Jose A. PY - 2012 T2 - Movement Disorders, 3e AB - In his now famous 1885 publication, George Gilles de la Tourette described the illness that now bears his name. He reported nine patients with motor and vocal tics, some of whom had echophenomena and coprolalia (vide infra).1 Up to the past few decades Tourette syndrome (TS) was viewed as a rare and disabling condition with bizarre symptoms and unknown etiology. Although our understanding of the disorder is still incomplete, it has improved considerably as a result of the body of clinical, neuroscience, imaging, and genetic data that has accumulated since. This new knowledge has led to a paradigm shift in the thinking about TS, and to more informed and effective approaches to the illness. This research and resulting evolution in our clinical approaches to patients with TS are the foci of this chapter. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55802505 ER -