2025
Chapter 53 Tourette syndrome
Abdallah S, Fasching L, Brady M, Bloch M, Lombroso P, Vaccarino F, Fernandez T. Chapter 53 Tourette syndrome. 2025, 951-962. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-19176-3.00044-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTourette syndromeCortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical circuitryStriatal volume lossAdult TS patientsNeuroimaging studiesNeuropsychiatric disordersDopaminergic receptorsVocal ticsStriatal interneuronsClasses of striatal interneuronsBasal gangliaMetabolic hypofunctionEnvironmental risk factorsTS patientsAmeliorate symptomsGenetic contributionMolecular abnormalitiesPharmacological strategiesCircuitryAffecting 1Animal modelsRisk factorsInterneuronal circuitryVolume lossAbnormalities
2020
Chapter 40 Tourette syndrome
Fasching L, Brady M, Bloch M, Lombroso P, Vaccarino F. Chapter 40 Tourette syndrome. 2020, 675-686. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813866-3.00040-0.ChaptersTourette syndromeThalamic-cortical circuitryHuman postmortem brain tissueThalamo-cortical circuitryAdult TS patientsStriatal volume lossPostmortem brain tissueEnvironmental risk factorsStriatal interneuronsDopaminergic receptorsRecurrence rateAmeliorate symptomsBasal gangliaRisk factorsFamilial recurrence ratePharmacological strategiesVocal ticsTS patientsAnimal modelsMetabolic hypofunctionComplex neuropsychiatric disorderBrain tissueMolecular abnormalitiesNeuropsychiatric disordersGenetic alterations
2006
Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome
Bloch MH, Sukhodolsky DG, Leckman JF, Schultz RT. Fine‐motor skill deficits in childhood predict adulthood tic severity and global psychosocial functioning in Tourette's syndrome. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2006, 47: 551-559. PMID: 16712631, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01561.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBasal GangliaChildFemaleFunctional LateralityHand StrengthHumansMaleMotor Skills DisordersNeuropsychological TestsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPredictive Value of TestsPsychologyPsychomotor PerformanceSeverity of Illness IndexSocial BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesTourette SyndromeConceptsGlobal psychosocial functioningPurdue Pegboard TestFine motor skill deficitsTourette syndromeTic severityPegboard TestPsychosocial functioningTic symptomsTS patientsNeuropsychological testsStudy of TSBasal ganglia dysfunctionVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestLogistic regression analysisOrdinal logistic regression analysisFine motor coordinationMotor skill deficitsNeuropsychological testing batteryGanglia dysfunctionVisual-motor integrationClinical evaluationClinical assessmentClinical measuresNeuropsychological testing