Tourette Syndrome and Comorbid Neuropsychiatric Conditions
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Tourette Syndrome and Comorbid Neuropsychiatric Conditions
Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by both motor and phonic tics over a period of at least 1 year with the onset in childhood or adolescence. Apart from the tics, most of the patients with Tourette syndrome have associated neuropsychiatric comorbidities consisting of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, rage attacks, sleep issues,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Developmental Disorders Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2196-2987
DOI: 10.1007/s40474-016-0099-1