<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe main symptom of Tourette syndrome is tics<\/strong>. Tics are rapid movements or sounds that are repeated over and over without purpose. A person with a tic cannot control the movement or the ticking. Examples of common tics include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n- Throat Clearing<\/li>
- Eye Blinking<\/li>
- Sniffing<\/li>
- Grunting<\/li>
- Shoulder Shrugging<\/li>
- Jumping<\/li>
- Kicking<\/li>
- Arm Jerking<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>When to seek medical attention?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nContact the doctor or paediatrician if there\nare more than a few weeks or months of involuntary gestures or sounds. Your\ndoctor may refer you to a specialist if the tics are very frequent or severe,\nor if other emotional or behavioural problems are associated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>What causes Tourette syndrome?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nTourette is a highly complex syndrome. It\ninvolves abnormalities in various parts of your brain and the electrical\ncircuits that connect them. An abnormality may exist in your basal ganglia, the\npart of your brain that contributes to controlling motor movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can also involve chemicals in your brain\nwhich transmit nerve impulses. The chemicals are called neurotransmitters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Dopamine<\/li>
- Serotonin<\/li>
- Norepinephrine<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
At present, Tourette’s origin is unclear and\nthere’s no way to avoid it. Researchers think the cause could be an inherited\ngenetic disorder. We research to classify the particular genes which are\nspecifically linked to Tourette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clusters in the family were established,\nhowever. Such clusters lead researchers to conclude that genetics play a role\nin many individuals who develop Tourette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Risk Factors<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nRisk factors that could contribute to\nTourette syndrome include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family History<\/strong>: People\nwith a family history of Tourette syndrome or other tic disorders have an\nincreased risk for Tourette syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBeing Male<\/strong>: Males are\nmore likely than females to develop Tourette syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Complications<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIndividuals with Tourette’s syndrome often\nlead to involved healthy lives. Yet Tourette syndrome also entails behavioural\nand social problems that can harm your self-image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conditions that also lead to Tourette\nsyndrome include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Attention-deficit\/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)<\/li>
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)<\/li>
- Autism spectrum disorder<\/li>
- Learning disabilities<\/li>
- Sleep disorders<\/li>
- Depression<\/li>
- Anxiety disorders<\/li>
- Pain related to tics, especially headaches<\/li>
- Anger-management problems<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Prevention<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nPrevention is not understood. Perhaps the\ntoughest part with Tourette’s living is coping with the humiliation or\nannoyance of getting tics that you cannot manage. While you seek treatment from\nyour doctor, you can do a few other things to make yourself feel better:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Get support:<\/strong> Your\nfamily, friends, health care team, or a support group can help you meet the\nchallenges of Tourette’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStay active:<\/strong> Play\nsports, paint, or volunteer. These activities will take your mind off your\nsymptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRelax:<\/strong> Read a\nbook, listen to music, meditate, or do yoga. Low-key activities you enjoy can\ncombat the stress that can lead to tics.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEducate\nyourself:<\/strong>\nLearn everything you can about your condition so you’ll know what to do when\nyou have symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition characterized by tics that are considered frequent, stereotyped, involuntary gestures, and vocalizations. The early signs of Tourette syndrome (TS) are usually first observed in childhood, with an average onset between the ages of 3 and 9 age. TS occurs in people from all ethnic groups; males are affected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}