Role of the sensorimotor cortex in tourette syndrome using multimodal imaging
Tinaz S, Belluscio BA, Malone P, van der Veen J, Hallett M, Horovitz SG. Role of the sensorimotor cortex in tourette syndrome using multimodal imaging. Human Brain Mapping 2014, 35: 5834-5846. PMID: 25044024, PMCID: PMC4776755, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSensorimotor cortexTourette syndromeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBeta band powerH-Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyState functional connectivity patternsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivity patternsMost patientsProcessing disturbancesSensory processing disturbanceVocal ticsLimbic inputsMotor phenomenaPremonitory sensationsPatientsResonance imagingTic generationNeuropsychiatric disordersAnterior insulaBand powerBeta oscillationsBeta activitySyndrome