2021
47.1 What Does Immunology Have to Do With Normal Brain Development and the Pathophysiology Underlying Tourette's Disorder, OCD, and ADHD?
Johnson I, Martino D, Leckman J. 47.1 What Does Immunology Have to Do With Normal Brain Development and the Pathophysiology Underlying Tourette's Disorder, OCD, and ADHD? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2021, 60: s246. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.09.368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Empiric Recurrence Risk Estimates for Chronic Tic Disorders: Implications for Genetic Counseling
Heiman GA, Rispoli J, Seymour C, Leckman JF, King RA, Fernandez TV. Empiric Recurrence Risk Estimates for Chronic Tic Disorders: Implications for Genetic Counseling. Frontiers In Neurology 2020, 11: 770. PMID: 32849224, PMCID: PMC7432137, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic tic disorderRecurrence risk estimatesTic disordersRecurrence riskTourette's disorderRisk estimatesNeuropsychiatric disordersPopulation-based family studyGenetic counselingFirst-degree relativesQuality of lifeFamily studiesVocal ticsPopulation prevalenceFamilial recurrence riskSuch counselingGenetic testingDisordersRiskCounselingEmpiric recurrence riskGenetic variantsRange of risksHeterogeneous genetic architectureComorbidities
2017
De Novo Coding Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder
Willsey AJ, Fernandez TV, Yu D, King RA, Dietrich A, Xing J, Sanders SJ, Mandell JD, Huang AY, Richer P, Smith L, Dong S, Samocha KE, Genetics T, Abdulkadir M, Bohnenpoll J, Bromberg Y, Brown L, Cheon K, Coffey B, Deng L, Dietrich A, Dong S, Elzerman L, Fernandez T, Fründt O, Garcia-Delgar B, Gedvilaite E, Gilbert D, Grice D, Hagstrøm J, Hedderly T, Heiman G, Heyman I, Hoekstra P, Hong H, Huyser C, Ibanez-Gomez L, Kim Y, Kim Y, King R, Koh Y, Kook S, Kuperman S, Lamerz A, Leventhal B, Ludolph A, da Silva C, Madruga-Garrido M, Mandell J, Maras A, Mir P, Morer A, Münchau A, Murphy T, Nasello C, Openneer T, Plessen K, Richer P, Roessner V, Sanders S, Shin E, Sival D, Smith L, Song D, Song J, State M, Stolte A, Sun N, Tischfield J, Tübing J, Visscher F, Walker M, Wanderer S, Wang S, Willsey A, Woods M, Xing J, Zhang Y, Zhou A, Zinner S, Genetics T, Barr C, Batterson J, Berlin C, Bruun R, Budman C, Cath D, Chouinard S, Coppola G, Cox N, Darrow S, Davis L, Dion Y, Freimer N, Grados M, Hirschtritt M, Huang A, Illmann C, Kurlan R, Leckman J, Lyon G, Malaty I, Mathews C, MaMahon W, Neale B, Okun M, Osiecki L, Pauls D, Posthuma D, Ramensky V, Robertson M, Rouleau G, Sandor P, Scharf J, Singer H, Smit J, Sul J, Yu D, Neale B, Coppola G, Mathews C, Tischfield J, Scharf J, State M, Heiman G. De Novo Coding Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder. Neuron 2017, 94: 486-499.e9. PMID: 28472652, PMCID: PMC5769876, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingTourette's disorderDamaging variantsLikely gene-disrupting variantsComplex neurodevelopmental disorderClinical casesUnrelated probandsNeurodevelopmental disordersDe novo damaging variantsDisordersRisk genesGenetic cohortsConsistent evidenceCoding variantReplication sampleProbandsInternational ConsortiumCohortVariants
2011
The familial association of tourette's disorder and ADHD: The impact of OCD symptoms
O'Rourke JA, Scharf JM, Platko J, Stewart SE, Illmann C, Geller DA, King RA, Leckman JF, Pauls DL. The familial association of tourette's disorder and ADHD: The impact of OCD symptoms. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2011, 156: 553-560. PMID: 21557467, PMCID: PMC3292860, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31195.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The Immunobiology of Tourette's Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus, and Related Disorders: A Way Forward
Murphy TK, Kurlan R, Leckman J. The Immunobiology of Tourette's Disorder, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus, and Related Disorders: A Way Forward. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2010, 20: 317-331. PMID: 20807070, PMCID: PMC4003464, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2010.0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup A StreptococcusObsessive-compulsive disorderSydenham's choreaTourette's disorderRheumatic feverNeuropsychiatric symptomsPediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersA StreptococcusCommon anatomic areasNeuropsychiatric Disorder AssociatedAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAttention-deficit/hyperactivity symptomsImmune dysfunctionUnknown etiologyBasal gangliaChildhood obsessive-compulsive disorderSudden onsetDisorders AssociatedMotor ticsVocal ticsTherapeutic aspectsThalamic sitesReference listsAnatomic areas
2004
Altered Interhemispheric Connectivity in Individuals With Tourettes Disorder
Plessen KJ, Wentzel-Larsen T, Hugdahl K, Feineigle P, Klein J, Staib LH, Leckman JF, Bansal R, Peterson BS. Altered Interhemispheric Connectivity in Individuals With Tourettes Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 2028-2037. PMID: 15514403, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCase-Control StudiesCerebral CortexComorbidityCorpus CallosumCross-Sectional StudiesFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuronal PlasticityObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPrefrontal CortexSeverity of Illness IndexTourette SyndromeConceptsCorpus callosum sizeCallosum sizeTourette's disorderCorpus callosumCerebral hemispheresComparison subjectsCross-sectional case-control studyMidsagittal corpus callosum areaCorpus callosum areaCase-control studyEffects of medicationAge 30 yearsCortical inhibitory interneuronsHigh-resolution magnetic resonanceHealthy comparison subjectsMajor commissureComorbid illnessesTic symptomsOrbitofrontal cortical volumeCortical volumeInhibitory interneuronsInterhemispheric connectivityInhibitory inputsTic severityPrior evidence
2000
Sensory phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's disorder.
Miguel EC, do Rosário-Campos MC, Prado HS, do Valle R, Rauch SL, Coffey BJ, Baer L, Savage CR, O'Sullivan RL, Jenike MA, Leckman JF. Sensory phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2000, 61: 150-6; quiz 157. PMID: 10732667, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v61n0213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderTourette's disorderDisorder groupTic-related obsessive-compulsive disorderSensory phenomenaDisorder diagnosisMental sensationsDisorder spectrumAlone groupClinical indicesAdult outpatientsBody sensationPatientsBodily sensationsHeterogeneous disorderPatients' performanceDisordersPhenotypic featuresSensationSemistructured interviewsPresent studyRepetitive behaviorsRecent studiesGroupInner tension
1995
[123I]beta-CIT SPECT imaging of striatal dopamine transporter binding in Tourette's disorder
Malison RT, McDougle CJ, van Dyck CH, Scahill L, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Price LH, Leckman JF, Innis RB. [123I]beta-CIT SPECT imaging of striatal dopamine transporter binding in Tourette's disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 1359-1361. PMID: 7653693, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.9.1359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette's disorderComparison subjectsDisorder patientsGender-matched healthy comparison subjectsStriatal dopamine transporter bindingStriatal dopamine transporter densityCIT SPECT imagingDopamine transporter levelsDopamine transporter densityDopamine transporter bindingPresynaptic dopamine functionTourette's disorder patientsPost-mortem findingsHealthy comparison subjectsSingle photon emissionBeta-carbomethoxy-3 betaAdult patientsCIT bindingPost-mortem resultsTransporter bindingDopamine functionTransporter densityTransporter levelsSPECT imagingDisorders