Develop of Tourette Syndrome in

Children

Ingrid Melendez Nieves

Course: BIOL 3095

Professor Eneida Diaz

Professor Elena Gonzalez

University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Department of Biology

RISE Program

Abstract

Tourette's syndrome is one of the

most complex problems of nervous tic.

For years there have been studies that

confirm that the largest number of

patients in children.

Different studies show that cases of

children with this syndrome indicate

that as they grow, the syndrome

disappears. Moreover, the probability

that this syndrome occurs four times

higher in boys than in girls.

It is important to keep in mind the complications of

this syndrome, and it is possible that genetic

material has to do with the development of the

syndrome in children.

Most people when they grow disappears

syndrome, but there are those that present it in a

more complicated way. Or perhaps in their youth

disappears and the Late adulthood reactivates

syndrome again. And it is believed that this is due

to their genetic material.

Introduction

Many types of tic disorders, but specifically found the TD, chronic tic

disorders. Comorbidity with obsessive-compulsive disorder and

hyperactivity are related.

The importance of the study is to see the severity and relation of different

disorders tale like; DT only TD with comorbid TOC or ADHD according to

the severity of tics, measures of psychopathology and other comorbid

diagnoses (Fernandez 2002).

Makes over 100 ago, a French physician Georges

Gilles de la Tourette, wrote an article in which he

described nine individuals from childhood, had

suffered involuntary movements and sounds and

rituals or compulsive behaviors. In his honor, this is

called been symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette’s

syndrome.

Clinical assessment of Tourette syndrome and tic

disorders

Tics usually begin between the ages of 6 and 8 and

are sudden. People with experience of this syndrome

have a variety of different sensory problems, including

premonitory urges prior tics and somatic

hypersensitivity due to impaired sensor motor

suppression. There are conditions such as stress,

anxiety, fatigue, among others, cause tics, moreover,

relaxation, exercise or sports practice help control

tics.

Ninety percent of children with the syndrome also

have comorbid disorder such as attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-

compulsive disorder (OCD), or an impulse control

disorder conditions. In the evaluation of the

syndrome should be evaluated also other

conditions that affect people, as these relate to

each other. Most children develop a normal lifestyle

as they enter adulthood (Cohen et al. 2012).

Tourette’s syndrome in children

According to this research, Tourette syndrome

is a disorder of a combination of both vocal

and motor tics (Roessner et al. 2010).

Therefore, the investigators want to have a

strong base for the diagnosis of these

conditions.

This research is helpful to the scientific community,

because it leads to more deeply know the origin

and development of mental disorders and their

relationship with tic disorder and Tourette

syndrome. This syndrome is more common in

children, because they are born with genetic

characteristics that make inherit this condition. As

time passes, most symptoms lost forever, but

others can live with it all your life or maybe you

appear as adults.

Topiramate for Tourette's syndrome in

Children Due to the strong impact of Tourette syndrome in

children, has tried work with it using different

treatments. That is why there have been various

studies involving an analysis of how effective he can

be certain treatments.

Topiramate is used alone or with other treatments to

prevent or control certain conditions. Controlled trials

evaluating topiramate for children with Tourette

syndrome Cochrane, PubMed, and Cochrane Central,

EMBASE, CBM, CNKI, VIP, WANG Fang database

library, and lists of relevant references were found

(Chung-Song et al. 2013).

Two reviewers independently selected agents’ trials,

assessed quality and extracted data. The current

results are promising it, but still not enough to support

the routine use of topiramate for Tourette syndrome in

children due to the poor quality of experimental study

designs. Must be confirmed with the highest quality

placebo controlled trials.

Comparison of people with TS with people without TS

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ConclusionAfter many years of research and studies of tics and Tourette

syndrome, it is clear that in this condition a little about its origin and

development are unknown. According to studies, the most likely to

be victims of this condition are children. It's curious how this

condition disappears with time and then can appear in adulthood.

Finally, there is no cure for Tourette syndrome (TS), yes there are

treatments to help control tics caused by the condition. Many

people with TS have tics that do not disrupt their daily activities

and, therefore, do not need treatment. However, there are

medications and behavioral treatments for cases in which the tics

are painful or cause injury; interfere with school, work or social life

or cause stress.

Cited Literature

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