What is tourette's syndrome?

Answer 1

Tourettes is a Neurological, or to be more specific, Neurobiological disorder in the brain. It is not a mental illness. It is lifelong and there is not a cure. Symptoms include tics and/or vocal tremors. Tourettes patients can expect to live a normal lifespan. It is not degenerative, but it is migratory with constantly changing tics.

The most misunderstood and misaligned symptom is coproalia. It actually occurs in LESS THAN 10% of TS patients and it is not a requirement for a diagnosis. Unfortunately this rare symptom has been sensationalized by shallow "comedic" writers in Hollywood and elsewhere. As you can see by some of the idiotic and rude answers to your question, many fall in to this falsehood for a cheap laugh. Shame on them.

Thanks for asking and learning about Tourettes.

Answer 2

INTRODUCTION

Over 100 years ago, the French physician Georges Gilles de la Tourette wrote an article in which he described nine individuals who, since childhood, had suffered from involuntary movements and sounds and compulsive rituals or behaviors. In his honor, this constellation of symptoms was named Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome.

Today, we recognize that Tourette's is 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.
Once thought to be a rare condition, Tourette's is a fairly common childhood-onset condition.

Answer 3

Oh my, all these mis-informed answers! Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuro disorder that cause tics. Some people have terribly severe tics and need medication to function in the real world, and others have such minor and infrequent ones that they are just fine without the meds. Many if not most cases of TS improve as people progess through their 20's and 30's.

And we do NOT all shout out curse words! That's such an over-exaggerated, sensationalized sympton that the media just loves to keep harping on. Less than 10% of diagnosed TS'ers actually do the swear word thing.

Check out www.tsa.org for more info.

Answer 4

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a spectrum disorder, characterized by tics. Some people who have TS have a few tics and others have tics plus features of other conditions such as obsessions, compulsions, inattention, impulsivity and/or mood variability. Tics are involuntary body movements and vocal outbursts. Tourette Syndrome commonly appears in childhood and may worsen thereafter or subside. It is more common among males than females. In order to be diagnosed with TS one must have had the tics for at least 12 months.

Tourette Syndrome is often confused with Coprolalia. Coprolalia is a vocal tic. It is one of the possible symptoms of TS, but is not prerequisite to the diagnosis of TS. Coprolalia is rather rare among TS patients. People who have Coprolalia can't help but uncontrollably utter obscenities. The obscenities are not directed towards anyone and are not said on purpose, they just sort of bust out by themselves with the patient being unable to stop them or control them.

For more information see this website: http://www.tourettes-disorder.com/

Answer 5

Ask Tourette. She is a woman of respect.

Answer 6

Syndrome of someone named Tourette.

Answer 7

It means you say things like expletives etc. without wanting to. The very last thing you would want to blurt out in any given situation is what tourettes sufferers say.

Answer 8

I PHUK dont have SH!TPISS have any MUTHERPHUKER idea!