Tourette's syndrome (TS): Cognitive performance in adults with uncomplicated TS

Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-65

  Channon, Shelley ^a,c   Gunning, Agnieszka ^a   Frankl, Jessica ^a   Robertson, Mary M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Executive functions; Inhibition; Obsessionality; Tourette's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 33644500451     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.1.58     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, DC: Author.
2. Baron-Cohen, S., Cross, P., Crowson, M., & Robertson, M. (1994). Can children with Gilles de la Tourelle syndrome edit their intentions?. Psychological Medicine, 24, 29-40.
3. Bloom, P. A., & Fischler, I. (1980). Completion norms for 329 sentence contexts. Memory & Cognition, 38, 631-642.
4. Bornstein, R. A. (1991). Neuropsychological performance in adults with Tourette's syndrome. Psychiatry Research, 37, 229-236.
5. Botvinick, M., Nystroom, L. E., Fissell, K., Carter, C. S., & Cohen, J. D. (1999, November 11). Conflict monitoring vs. selection-for-action in anterior cingulate cortex. Nature, 402, 179-181.
6. Brand, N., Geenen, R., Oudenhoven, M., Lindeborn, B., van der Ree, A., Cohen-Ketternis, P., & Buitelaar, J. K. (2002). Brief report: Cognitive functioning in children with Tourette's syndrome with and without comorbid ADHD. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 203-208.
7. Braver, T. S., Barch, D. M., Kelley, W. M., Buckner, R. L., Cohen, N. J., Miezin, F. M., et al. (2001). Direct comparison of prefrontal cortex regions engage by working and long-term memory tasks. NeuroImage, 14, 48-59.
8. Braver, T. S., Cohen, J. D., Nystrom, L. E., Jonides, J., Smith, E. E., & Noll, D. C. (1997). A parametric study of prefrontal cortex involvement in human working memory. NeuroImage, 5, 49-62.
9. Burgess, P. W., & Shallice, T. (1996). Response suppression, initiation and strategy use following frontal lobe lesions. Neuropsycholgia, 34, 263-273.
10. Callicott, J. H., Mattay, V. S., Bertolino, A., Finn, K., Coppola, R., Frank, J. A., et al. (1999). Physiological characteristics of capacity constraints in working memory as revealed by functional MRI. Cerebral Cortex, 9, 20-26.
11. Carter, C. S., Macdonald, A. M., Botvinick, M., Ross, L. L., Stenger, V. A., Noll, D., & Cohen, J. D. (2000). Parsing executive processes: Strategic vs. evaluative functions of the anterior cingulate cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 97, 1944-1948.
12. Cavedini, P., Ferri, S., Scarone, S., & Bellodi, L. (1998). Frontal lobe dysfunction in obsessive-compulsive disorder and major depression: A clinical-neuropsychological study. Psychiatry Research, 78, 21-28.
13. Channon, S., Crawford, S., Vakili, K., & Robertson, M. M. (2003). Real-life-type problem-solving in Tourette's syndrome. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 16, 3-15.
14. Channon, S., Flynn, D., & Robertson, M. M. (1992). Attentional deficits in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology, 5, 170-177.
15. Channon, S., Pratt, P., & Robertson, M. M. (2003). Executive function, memory and learning in Tourette's syndrome. Neuropsychology, 17, 247-254.
16. Chase, T. N., Geoffrey, V., Gillespie, M., & Burrows, G. H. (1986). Structural and functional studies of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Reviews of Neurology, 142, 851-855.
17. Cohen, A. J., & Leckman, J. F. (1992). Sensory phenomena associated with Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 53, 319-323.
18. Cohen, J. D., Perlstein, W. M., Braver, T. S., Nystrom, L. E., Noll, D. C., Jonides, J., & Smith, E. E. (1997, April 10). Temporal dynamics of brain activation during a working memory task. Nature, 386, 604-608.
19. Conners, C. K., Erhardt, D., & Sparrow, M. A. (1998). The Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale - Short Version. Toronto, Canada: Multi-Health Systems.
20. Cooper, J. (1970). The Leyton Obsessional Inventory. Psychological Medicine, 1, 48-64.
21. Crawford, S., Channon, S., & Robertson, M. M. (2005). Tourette's syndrome: Performance on tests of inhibition, working memory and gambling. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 1327-1336.
22. Dove, A., Pollman, S., Schubert, T., Wiggins, C. J., & von Cramon, D. (2000). Prefrontal cortex activation in task switching: An event-related fMRI study. Cognitive Brain Research, 9, 103-109.
23. Eriksen, B. A., & Eriksen, C. W. (1974). Effects of noise letters upon the identification of a target letter in a nonsearch task, Perception and Psychophysics, 16, 143-149.
24. First, M. B., Spitzer, R. L., Gibbon, M., & Williams, J. B. W. (1996). Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Clinician Version (SCID-CV). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
25. Freedman, M., Black, S., Ebert, P., & Binns, M. (1998). Orbitofrontal function, object alternation and perseveration. Cerebral Cortex, 8, 18-27.
26. Hodgson, R. J., & Rachman, S. (1977). Obsessional-compulsive complaints. Behavior Research & Therapy, 15, 389-395.
27. Kok, A. (1999). Varieties of inhibition: Manifestations in cognition, event-related potentials and aging. Acta Psychologica, 101, 129-158.
28. Kurlan, R., Daragjati, C., Como, P. G., McDermott, M. P., Trinidad, K. S., Roddy, S., et al. (1996). Non-obscene complex socially inappropriate behaviour in Tourette's syndrome. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 8, 311-317.
29. Leckman, J. F., Riddle, M. A., Hardin, M. T., Ort, S. I., Swartz, K. L., Stevenson, J., & Cohen, D. J. (1989). The Yale Global Tic Severity Scale. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 566-573.
30. Mishkin, M., Vest, B., Waxler, M., & Rosvold, H. E. (1969). A reexamination of the effects of frontal lesions on object alternation. Neuropsychologia, 7, 357-363.
31. Moriarty, J., Varma, A. R., Stevens, J., Fish, M., Trimble, M. R., & Robertson, M. M. (1997). A volumetric MRI study of GTS. Neurology, 49, 411-415.
32. Nathaniel-James, D. A., Fletcher, P., & Frith, C. D. (1997). The functional anatomy of verbal initiation and suppression using the Hayling test. Neuropsychologia, 35, 559-566.
33. Nelson, H. (1991). National Adult Reading Test-2nd ed.: Manual. Windsor, United Kingdom: NFER-Nelson.
34. Nigg, J. T. (2000). On inhibition/disinhibition in developmental psychopathology: Views from cognitive and personality psychology and a working inhibition taxonomy. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 220-246.
35. Ozonoff, S. (1997). Components of executive function in autism and other disorders. In J. Russell (Ed.), Executive functioning and autism (pp. 179-211). New York: Oxford University Press.
36. Ozonoff, S., & Jensen, J. (1999). Brief report: Specific executive function profiles in three neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 29, 171-177.
37. Ozonoff, S., Strayer, D. L., McMahon, W. M., & Filloux, F. (1998). Inhibitory deficits in Tourette Syndrome: A function of comorbidity and symptom severity. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39, 1109-1118.
38. Pardo, J. V., Pardo, P. J., Janer, K. W., & Raichle, M. E. (1990). The anterior cingulate cortex mediates processing selection in the Stroop attentional conflict paradigm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 87, 256-259.
39. Pauls, D. L., & Hurst, C. L. (1987). Schedule for Tourette syndrome and other behavioral syndromes. New Haven, CT: Yale University Child Study Center.
40. Pennington, B. F., & Ozonoff, S. (1996). Executive functions and developmental psychopathology. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 37, 51-87.
41. Robertson, M. M. (2000). Tourette syndrome, associated conditions and the complexities of treatment. Brain, 123, 425-462.
42. Robertson, M. M., & Eapen, V. (1996). National Hospital Interview Schedule for Tourette's syndrome. International Journal of Methodology in Psychiatric Research, 6, 203-226.
43. Rogers, R. D., Sahakian, B. J., Hodges, J. R., Polkey, C. E., Kennary, C., & Robbins, T. W. (1998). Dissociating executive mechanisms of task control following frontal lobe damage and Parkinson's disease. Brain, 121, 815-842.
44. Schuerholz, L. J., Baumgardner, T. L., Singer, H. S., Reiss, A. L., & Denckla, M. B. (1996). Neuropsychological status of children with Tourette's syndrome with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurology, 46, 958-965.
45. Shallice, T., Marzocchi, M., Coser, S., Del Savio, M. D., Meuter, R. F., & Rumiati, R. I. (2002). Executive function profile of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Developmental Neuropsychology, 21, 43-71.
46. Sherman, E. M. S., Shepard, L., Joschko, M., & Freedman, R. D. (1998). Sustained attention and impulsivity in children with Tourette syndrome: Comorbidity and confounds. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 20, 644-657.
47. Silverstein, S. M., Como, P. G., Palumbo, D. R., West, L. L., & Osborn, L. M. (1995). Multiple sources of attentional dysfunction in adults with Tourette's syndrome: Comparison with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. Neuropsychology, 9, 157-164.
48. Stebbins, G. T., Singh, J., Weiner, J., Wilson, R. S., Goetz, C. G., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (1995). Selective impairments of memory functioning in unmedicated adults with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Neuropsychology, 9, 329-337.
49. Swerdlow, N. R., Magulac, M., Filion, D., & Zinner, S. (1996). Visuospatial priming and latent inhibition in children and adults with Tourette's disorder. Neuropsychology, 10, 485-494.
50. Taylor, S. F., Komblum, S., Lauber, E. J., Minoshima, S., & Koeppe, R. (1997). Isolation of specific interference processing in the Stroop test: PET activation studies. NeuroImage, 6, 81-92.
51. Weeks, R. A., Turjanski, N., & Brooks, D. J. (1996). Tourette's syndrome: A disorder of cingulate and orbitofrontal function? Quarterly Journal of Medicine, 8, 401-408.
52. Yeates, K. O., & Bornstein, R. A. (1994). Attention deficit disorder and neuropsychological functioning in children with Tourette's syndrome. Neuropsychology, 8, 65-74.