Neuropsychological aspects of Tourette syndrome: A review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 503-513

  Eddy, Clare M ^a   Rizzo, Renata ^b   Cavanna, Andrea E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive functions; Neuropsychology; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DECISION MAKING; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 70449417586     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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