2015
Effect of drugs on the risk of injuries in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a prospective cohort study
Dalsgaard S, Leckman JF, Mortensen PB, Nielsen HS, Simonsen M. Effect of drugs on the risk of injuries in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a prospective cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry 2015, 2: 702-709. PMID: 26249301, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00271-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge 10 yearsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAge 12 yearsRisk of injuryPrevalence of injuriesCommon causeDeficit hyperactivity disorderPharmacological treatmentEmergency wardOdds ratioADHD drugsMajor public health importanceEmergency ward visitsHyperactivity disorderProspective cohort studyDanish national registersNon-treated childrenLarge disease burdenPublic health importanceEffects of drugsCohort studyWard visitsUntreated childrenAdjusted differenceDisease burden
2014
Clinical features of Tourette syndrome and tic disorders
Leckman JF, King RA, Bloch MH. Clinical features of Tourette syndrome and tic disorders. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2014, 3: 372-379. PMID: 30197854, PMCID: PMC6124690, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2014.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTourette syndromeTic disordersLong-term clinical courseLong-term outcomesAge 10 yearsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCo-occurring conditionsClinical courseClinical featuresObsessive-compulsive disorderTic symptomsVisual-motor integrationVocal ticsPsychosocial stressMost childrenCourse of monthsLiterature searchRelevant articlesMotor integrationStereotyped movementsHyperactivity disorderEarly adulthoodDisordersNeurodevelopmental disordersSensory stimuli
2006
Tourette Syndrome: The Self Under Siege
Leckman JF, Bloch MH, Scahill L, King RA. Tourette Syndrome: The Self Under Siege. Journal Of Child Neurology 2006, 21: 642-649. PMID: 16970864, DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210081001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderSensorimotor gatingSimple motor ticsYears of ageAge 10 yearsPostmortem brain studiesVivo brain imagingObsessive-compulsive disorderPrepubertal onsetVisual-motor integrationElectrophysiologic recordingsMotor ticsVocal ticsTic severityFine motorMost childrenNatural historySyndromeBehavioral treatmentMotor responseCourse of monthsNeural circuitryMotor integrationStereotyped movements