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Surgery for Tourette Syndrome

Key Concepts Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by vocal and motor tics, typically with a childhood-onset and significant symptom reduction in early adulthood. Studies have shown a neurodevelopmental deficit in these patients, especially regarding the cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical loops.…

Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette Syndrome

Introduction Diagnosis and Prevalence Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder with an unknown etiology characterized by motor and vocal tics. The onset of tics occurs most commonly in early childhood around the age of 5–7 years, and the…