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Do people with Tourette syndrome have cognitive deficits?

   

Added on  2020-07-22

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Do people with Tourettesyndrome have cognitivedeficits

Table of ContentsTic and Tourette syndrome..............................................................................................................1Methods...........................................................................................................................................1Search Strategy............................................................................................................................1Acceptance and rejection of the study.........................................................................................2Clinical phenomenology of tics.......................................................................................................3Discrepancies in the findings.......................................................................................................4Conclusion and recommendations...................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Tic and Tourette syndromeTourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder where the individual suffers from it fromthe early childhood. It can be characterized by multiple motor tics and at least one phonic andvocal tics. Some common types of tics include, involuntary blinking of eyes, throat clearing,sniffing, coughing and facial movements (Baldermann and et.al., 2016). Commonly tics tends toreveal themselves at the age of 2 and 15, being the average age of 6. The probability of presenceof Tourette syndrome is higher by 2 – 3 times in case of males than of females. Researcher states that it is not necessary that an individual suffering from Tourette syndromesuffers from a comorbid condition. However, there are certain patients who may show symptomsof other conditions along with phonic and motor tics. Common associated condition includes,Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD),learning and sleeping disabilities. Disruptive behaviour with impaired thinking and cognitiveabilities is most commonly attached to Tourette Syndrome. It becomes difficult to get thesyndrome diagnosed if the prevalence of these neurotic disabilities is higher in the patient. Undiagnosed Tourette syndrome, which is present in the patient in comorbid format can leadto certain complications, which include, social discomfort, depression, self-injury, personalitydisorder, sleep issues and conduct disorders. A direct association of cognitive control ofbehaviour have been found in the patients suffering from Tourette syndrome (Tourette'sSyndrome. 2018). It has been found that it is an acute illness with adequate disruption inmemory, reading, writing and attention which is mainly localized in fronto-temporal region ofdominant hemisphere. Cognitive impairment has been found in the patients depending upon thecomplexity of tics and Tourette syndrome. Combination therapy through encephabol, whichhelps in increasing cerebral brain activity, and neuroleptics is found to be effective in the patientswith tic disorder (Meier and et.al., 2017). MethodsThe aim of the project is to find out, “Do people with Tourette Syndrome have cognitivedeficit?”Search StrategyObjective of the search: The objective during the search was to analyse the presence of cognitivedeficit in the patients suffering from cognitive syndrome. 1

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