TOURETTE’S

SYNDROME
QUESTION?
• 1. WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT TOURETTE
SYNDROME?
• 2. ARE THERE ANYONE
YOU KNOW HAVING
TOURETTE SYNDROME?
WHAT IS TOURETTE
SYNDROME?
• 1. Neurological disorder
characterized by repetitive,
involuntary movements and
vocalisations called tics.
• 2. Typical onset in early
childhood or adolescence
between the ages of 2 and 15
History: Georges Gilles de la Tourette

Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a French

neurologist, first described an 86 year old
woman with this condition in 1885.
The disorder is named after him.
CAUSES
Is unknown
Suspected disorder is linked to abnormalities in
neurotransmitters because abnormal levels of
dopamine,norephenipherin and acetylcholine
found in us
Genetic factors: TS may be inherited from
both parents
Pregnancy and parental problems: stress
during pregnancy, severe nausea and
vomiting during first trimester of pregnancy
 Simple Complex
Motor tics Eye blinking Hand gestures
Nose wrinkling Facial contortions
Jaw thrusting Jumping
Shoulder shrugging Touching
Wrist snapping Repeatedly smelling object
Neck jerking Squatting (to crouch down or
Limb jerking cower, as an animal.)
Abdominal tensing Copropraxia (making
obsence/offensive gestures)
Echopraxia (abnormal
repitition)
Phonic tics Sniffing Single words or phrases
Barking Partial words or syllables
Grunting Repeated use of word or
Throat clearing words out of context
Coughing Palilalia
Chirping Echolalia (using obsence
Screaming language)