2010
Severe psychosocial stress and heavy cigarette smoking during pregnancy: an examination of the pre- and perinatal risk factors associated with ADHD and Tourette syndrome
Motlagh MG, Katsovich L, Thompson N, Lin H, Kim YS, Scahill L, Lombroso PJ, King RA, Peterson BS, Leckman JF. Severe psychosocial stress and heavy cigarette smoking during pregnancy: an examination of the pre- and perinatal risk factors associated with ADHD and Tourette syndrome. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2010, 19: 755-764. PMID: 20532931, PMCID: PMC3932440, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-010-0115-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy maternal smokingPerinatal risk factorsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSevere psychosocial stressRisk factorsMaternal smokingTourette syndromePsychosocial stressUnaffected control childrenControl childrenHeavy cigarette smokingHigh-risk populationStatistical significanceDiagnosis of ADHDComorbid Tourette's syndromeHigh rateMothers of childrenMaternal report dataHeavy smokingPerinatal historyCigarette smokingOdds ratioPsychiatric assessmentSmokingStandardized questionnaire
1998
Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome
Schultz RT, Carter AS, Gladstone M, Scahill L, Leckman JF, Peterson BS, Zhang H, Cohen DJ, Pauls D. Visual–Motor Integration Functioning in Children With Tourette Syndrome. Neuropsychology 1998, 12: 134-145. PMID: 9460741, DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.12.1.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeVisual-Motor Integration TestBeery Visual-Motor Integration TestUnaffected control childrenVisual-motor integration skillsVMI scoresControl childrenMotor outputMotor integrationDiagnostic group differencesGroup differencesSignificant predictorsChildrenSyndromeVisual inputNeuropsychological weaknesses