2022
A Family Study of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Pauls D, Raymond C, Stevenson J, Leckman J. A Family Study of Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. 2022, 64-73. DOI: 10.4324/9780203822937-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeChronic ticsTS probandsGilles deFirst-degree relativesRelatives of probandsRelatives of controlsFamilies of probandsBiological relativesMorbid riskNormal subjectsNormal probandsFamilial disorderSyndromeProbandsCompulsive disorderFamily studiesTotal sampleDisordersPresent studyFurther evidenceRelativesPrevious studiesControl samples
2017
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Robertson MM, Eapen V, Singer HS, Martino D, Scharf JM, Paschou P, Roessner V, Woods DW, Hariz M, Mathews CA, Črnčec R, Leckman JF. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2017, 3: 16097. PMID: 28150698, DOI: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFunctional brain anomaliesObsessive-compulsive disorderChildhood-onset neurodevelopmental disorderPathogenesis of GTSHyperactivity disorderMultiple common risk variantsNeurobiological dataConsiderable social stigmaNeural circuit levelTourette syndromeBehavioral methodsGilles deNeurodevelopmental disordersYears of ageFuture researchSocial stigmaBrain anomaliesPhonic ticsNeuropsychiatric disordersTargeted interventionsClinical phenotypeDisordersFunctional neurosurgeryDe novo mutations
2016
The International Deep Brain Stimulation Registry and Database for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: How Does It Work?
Deeb W, Rossi PJ, Porta M, Visser-Vandewalle V, Servello D, Silburn P, Coyne T, Leckman JF, Foltynie T, Hariz M, Joyce EM, Zrinzo L, Kefalopoulou Z, Welter ML, Karachi C, Mallet L, Houeto JL, Shahed-Jimenez J, Meng FG, Klassen BT, Mogilner AY, Pourfar MH, Kuhn J, Ackermans L, Kaido T, Temel Y, Gross RE, Walker HC, Lozano AM, Khandhar SM, Walter BL, Walter E, Mari Z, Changizi BK, Moro E, Baldermann JC, Huys D, Zauber SE, Schrock LE, Zhang JG, Hu W, Foote KD, Rizer K, Mink JW, Woods DW, Gunduz A, Okun MS. The International Deep Brain Stimulation Registry and Database for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: How Does It Work? Frontiers In Neuroscience 2016, 10: 170. PMID: 27199634, PMCID: PMC4842757, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep brain stimulationTourette syndromeDBS centersSmall case seriesCombination of motorTourette AssociationCase seriesCase reportInternational registryBrain targetsMovement disordersVocal ticsRegulatory agency approvalParkinson's diseaseSevere casesBrain stimulationNeuropsychiatric diseasesRegistryBehavioral therapyGilles deT patientsDBS casesOverall small numberDiseaseAgency approvalOn the Nature of Separation Challenges and Attachment Solutions in Severe, Refractory Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS): Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Has Been Helpful, But What About Rikki and Luci and Now Riley?
Leckman J. On the Nature of Separation Challenges and Attachment Solutions in Severe, Refractory Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS): Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Has Been Helpful, But What About Rikki and Luci and Now Riley? 2016, 67-73. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42190-2_12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Pathological laughter in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: An unusual phonic tic
Cavanna AE, Ali F, Leckman JF, Robertson MM. Pathological laughter in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: An unusual phonic tic. Movement Disorders 2010, 25: 2233-2239. PMID: 20683924, DOI: 10.1002/mds.23216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological laughterPhonic ticsTourette syndromeGilles de la Tourette's syndromeLa Tourette's syndromeCase seriesPathophysiological mechanismsNeurological conditionsLimbic networkTic phenomenologyPremonitory urgesSignificant impairmentGilles deInappropriate outburstsPatientsSyndromeSymptomsSubjectsInappropriate behaviorImpairment
2003
Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Thomas P, Kane MJ, Scahill L, Zhang H, Bronen R, King RA, Leckman JF, Staib L. Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 415-424. PMID: 12695320, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesBasal gangliaCaudate nucleus volumeTourette syndromeGanglia volumesObsessive-compulsive disorderLenticular nucleus volumesTic symptomsNucleus volumeGilles dePathophysiology of TSPrior neuroleptic exposureHealthy control subjectsSeverity of ticsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderGreat clinical relevanceAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomsHyperactivity disorder symptomsRepeated-measures analysisNeuroleptic exposureControl subjectsFunctional disturbancesTrait abnormalityClinical relevanceGanglia
1997
Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without tics in an epidemiological sample of adolescents
Zohar AH, Pauls DL, Ratzoni G, Apter A, Dycian A, Binder M, King R, Leckman JF, Kron S, Cohen DJ. Obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without tics in an epidemiological sample of adolescents. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1997, 154: 274-276. PMID: 9016283, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.2.274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderEpidemiological sampleObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleObsessive Compulsive ScaleYale-Brown scaleSpectrum disorderSexual imagesCompulsive ScaleChild psychiatristsDiagnostic InterviewAdolescentsComorbid ticsSex differencesDisordersTourette syndromeInterviewsGilles deAdulthoodObsessionGirlsBoysScale
1991
A family study of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
Pauls DL, Raymond CL, Stevenson JM, Leckman JF. A family study of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1991, 48: 154-63. PMID: 1985456, PMCID: PMC1682764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette syndromeChronic ticsTS probandsGilles deFirst-degree relativesRelatives of probandsRelatives of controlsFamilies of probandsBiological relativesMorbid riskNormal subjectsNormal probandsFamilial disorderSyndromeProbandsCompulsive disorderFamily studiesTotal sampleDisordersPresent studyFurther evidenceRelativesPrevious studiesControl samples
1983
Recent advances in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: implications for clinical practice and future research.
Leckman JF, Cohen DJ. Recent advances in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome: implications for clinical practice and future research. Psychiatric Developments 1983, 1: 301-16. PMID: 6324164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChildClonidineCompulsive BehaviorDopamineFemaleHaloperidolHomovanillic AcidHumansMaleObsessive BehaviorObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParasympathomimeticsPhysostigmineReceptors, AdrenergicSerotoninSex FactorsTic DisordersTourette SyndromeConceptsTourette syndromeGilles de la Tourette's syndromeDopamine receptor hypersensitivityLa Tourette's syndromeChronic multiple ticsWaning of symptomsComplex stereotypiesReceptor hypersensitivityNeurochemical disturbancesClinical presentationMetabolic findingsCSF HVAMotor involvementDopamine blockersTS patientsObsessive-compulsive behaviorClinical practiceMultiple ticsGilles deNatural historyRostrocaudal progressionFamilial aggregationSyndromeSymptomsDisorders