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Handwriting Tics in Tourette’s Syndrome: A Single Center Study

Authors :
Zanaboni Dina, Carlotta
Bona, Alberto R.
Zekaj, Edvin
Servello, Domenico
Porta, Mauro
Source :
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 7
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2016.

Abstract

Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder typically defined by multiple motor tics and at least one sound tic, beginning in childhood or in adolescence. Handwriting is one of the most impaired school activities for TS patients because of the presence of tics that hamper learning processes. In this paper, we present a case of handwriting tics in a TS patient highlighting the main features.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16640640
Volume :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Accession number :
edsair.frontiers.....b1bf3119cbab9e8403c26ceaa3ef25ef
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00015