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Spotlight on:Tourette’s Syndrome
November 29, 2012
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This is Tourettes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SEKZLivG54• Inherited tic disorder characterized by multiple
motor (physical) tics and at least one vocal tic. • Experts believe it is closely linked to damage or
abnormalities to the basal ganglia of the brain. • Mosquito Bite Analogy
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What’s a Tick?
Simple Motor – eye blinking, teeth clicking, finger movements
Simple Vocal – throat clearing, grunting, whistling
Complex Motor – Hopping, twirling, eye rolling
Complex Vocal – phrases, unusual tones, accents, stuttering, obscenities
DYNAMIC not STATIC: can change from day to day and week to week.
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Diagnosis
The criteria to diagnose Tourette's must include:• Presence of both motor and vocal tics• Tics occur several times a day, nearly every day or
intermittently. These tics have been occurring for over one year.
• There must be no remission that lasts over three months.• Tics start before the patient is 18 years old.• Other possible causes have been ruled out, such as
medications, other substances, or another medical condition.
• TS + = ADHD, OCD, Learning Disabilities and Autisim
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In the Classroom
• Often students are treated with muscle relaxants and neuroleptics.
• Medication side affects can include but not limited to:– Dizziness– Dry mouth– Headaches– Sleepiness or drowsiness– Tiredness– Blurred vision
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Good To Know
• Video (Start at the 30:26 mark)
• It Gets Personal
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Resources / Strategies
• www.tourette.ca - DVD, and print material
• http://www.cpri.ca/content/brake-shop-clinic.aspx
• http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/inmdict/html/tourette_syndrome.html