What is territs syndrome?

Answer 1

Tourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or the more common Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neurological disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple motor tics and at least one phonic tic, which characteristically wax and wane. Tourette syndrome is defined along a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient tics and chronic tics.

Tourette syndrome was once considered a rare and bizarre syndrome, most often associated with coprolalia, which is present in fewer than 15% of persons with Tourette's. It is no longer considered a rare condition, but the condition may not be identified because of the wide range of severity, with most cases classified as mild. The precise cause of Tourette syndrome is not known and the genes have not been identified, but genetic and environmental factors each play a role.

People with Tourette's have normal life expectancy and intelligence. Notable individuals with Tourette syndrome are found across many professions and in all walks of life. The severity of the tics decreases for most children as they pass through adolescence, and extreme Tourette's in adulthood is a rarity. Medication is not needed for most cases. Although no medication is effective for all persons with tics, there are medications and therapies that can help when their use is warranted. Understanding, knowledge about the condition, and a supportive family and community are the best treatments.

The eponym was bestowed by Jean-Martin Charcot (1825 – 1893) after and on behalf of his resident, Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette, (1859 – 1904), a French physician and neurologist, who published an account of nine patients with Tourette's in 1885.

Answer 2

1

Answer 3

From: http://members.tripod.com/~tourette13/

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by tics -- involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way. Diagnostic criteria include:

Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics present at some time, although not necessarily simultaneously;
The occurrence of tics many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or intermittently throughout the span of more than one year;
Periodic changes in the number, frequency, type and location of the tics, and in the waxing and waning of their severity. Symptoms can sometimes disappear for weeks or months at a time;
Onset before the age of 18.
____________________________

All of the information above was copied from the unofficial Tourette Syndrome website: The Facts about Tourette Syndrome.

Answer 4

I believe its "TOURETTE'S" and there is a wealth of information on it to be found on the WWW.

If you ever saw the movie "Deuce Biglow, Male Gigilo".. the gal he took to the ball game who kept unavoidablly throwing out profanities suffered form the syndrome.

In a nutshell, Tourette'sis a spectrum disorder, with some people having a few tics and others having tics plus features of other conditions such as obsessions, compulsions, inattention, impulsivity, mood variability.

go here for more: http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/tourette.htm

Answer 5

I think you mean Tourettes Syndrome see link below.

Answer 6

Go to webmd for a comprehensive look at the troubling syndrome.

Answer 7

It is Tourettes Syndrome. When people have a conditon that causes them to speak, jerk, or make weird sounds uncontrollably.

Answer 8

it is an involuntary physical and/ or vocal spasm. It is very, very difficult thing to have. Rob Schneider was in a movie that makes fun of it but it is a real medical condition

Answer 9

It's "Tourette syndrome" and here's some good info on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourettes

Answer 10

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourette_syndrome