The pathogenesis of Tourette's syndrome: Epigenetic factors active in early CNS development

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 425-427

  Leckman, James F ^a   Peterson, Bradley S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; STRESS;

BASAL GANGLIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERALITY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 0027424928     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(93)90232-3     Document Type: Editorial

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