The prognosis of Tourette syndrome: Implications for clinical practice

Functional Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-27

  Hassana, Nadiya ^a   Cavanna, Andrea E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Outcome; Prognosis; Tics; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MOTOR CONTROL; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROGNOSIS; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 84862610024     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: 19713274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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