1. Tourette Syndrome: A Neurologic Disease That Can Mimic Allergy
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Robert H. Schwartz and Sarah M. Roddy
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities ,Allergy ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Tics ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Tourette syndrome ,nervous system diseases ,Clinical history ,mental disorders ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,medicine ,Etiology ,Immunology and Allergy ,Neurologic disease ,Vocal tics ,business ,Psychiatry ,human activities - Abstract
Tourette syndrome is a hereditary neurologic disorder that usually occurs in childhood. The diagnosis is based on the clinical history of multiple motor and vocal tics. Tics often are confused as being symptoms of other diseases, including allergy. This article reviews the characteristics of Tourette syndrome, including the nature of the tics, associated conditions, etiology, and management. Distinguishing Tourette syndrome from allergy is important, since the treatment for the two entities is vastly different.
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- 1988
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