Exploring the Disorder, Tourette Syndrome

Tourette's syndrome was the first neuropathy reported by French physician, Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Tourette's syndrome (TS) consists of sounds called various sudden, abrupt, unconscious and repetitive movements or convulsions. "TS was often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, epilepsy, nervousness habit till 1970," he believes and has characteristics similar to other mental disorders (Kahn and Fawcett 375).

In 1885, a French neurologist Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette discovered Tourette's syndrome. Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive stereotypes, involuntary movements, and vocalizations called single contractions (National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, 2012). TS is 3 to 4 times more common in men than in women, but it can occur in all kinds of ethnicity, race, culture, social group (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2012).

Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by utterances called repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and convulsions. The name of this disease comes from Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, a neurologist in France. He explained for the first time a 86 year old French woman in 1885. The initial symptoms of TS are usually found first in childhood, and the mean onset age is 3-9 years old. TS occurs in people of all nationalities, men are more likely to suffer 3-4 times more than women. It is estimated that 200 thousand Americans have the most severe TS, and as many as 100% show lighter and less complex symptoms such as chronic exercise or vocal cramps. TS may be a chronic disease with lifelong symptoms, but most people with this disease experience the most severe tics at puberty, improve at puberty and continue until adulthood.