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  2. Tourette syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. Common tics are blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements.

  3. Causes and origins of Tourette syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Causes and origins of Tourette syndrome have not been fully elucidated. Tourette syndrome (abbreviated as Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence, characterized by the presence of multiple motor tics and at least one phonic tic, which characteristically wax and wane.

  4. History of Tourette syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), namesake of Tourette syndrome. Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. [1]

  5. 'Baylen Out Loud': TLC Star Baylen Dupree Shares Biggest ...

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    The show will follow the unique struggles Dupree faces as a young woman with Tourette syndrome—a neurological disorder that causes involuntary vocal sounds (called tics) and movements that can ...

  6. Basal ganglia disease - Wikipedia

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    Athymhormic syndrome is a rare psychopathological and neurological syndrome characterized by extreme passivity, apathy, blunted affect, and a profound generalized loss of self-motivation. The syndrome is believed to be due to damage to areas of the basal ganglia or frontal cortex , specifically the striatum and globus pallidus , responsible for ...

  7. Baylen Dupree Says She's 'Not Tourette Girl' Despite Going ...

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    Baylen Dupree was officially diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome just ahead of her 18th birthday, though she'd already been experiencing the tics for years. Looking back, her involuntary movements ...

  8. Starbucks customer sues, claiming cursing outburst a disability

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    Robert Friedman suffers from Tourette's syndrome, a genetic disorder which is. In the second legal challenge to a Starbucks store's fair treatment last week, a Florida man is suing the Starbucks ...

  9. Central nervous system disease - Wikipedia

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    Tourette's syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder. Early onset may be during childhood, and it is characterized by physical and verbal tics. Tourette's often also includes symptoms of both OCD and ADHD indicating a link between the three disorders. The exact cause of Tourette's, other than genetic factors, is unknown.