2002
Tourette's syndrome
Leckman JF. Tourette's syndrome. The Lancet 2002, 360: 1577-1586. PMID: 12443611, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)11526-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Oxytocin, vasopressin, and autism: is there a connection?
Insel T, O’Brien D, Leckman J. Oxytocin, vasopressin, and autism: is there a connection? Biological Psychiatry 1999, 45: 145-157. PMID: 9951561, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00142-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasopressin neurotransmissionAvailable preclinical evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical studiesAnimal studiesRodent brainPeptide receptorFeatures of autismOxytocinVasopressinGenetic disordersCompulsive behaviorsNeurotransmissionNormal expressionDevelopmental disordersSocial impairmentReceptorsCommunication deficitsDisordersSpecies-typical social behaviorsNeurobiological approachAutismEvidenceUnique effectsExpression
1990
Gilles de La Tourette's syndrome and some forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder may share a common genetic diathesis.
Leckman JF, Chittenden EH. Gilles de La Tourette's syndrome and some forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder may share a common genetic diathesis. L Encéphale 1990, 16 Spec No: 321-3. PMID: 2209489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathophysiology of TSGilles de la Tourette's syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderLa Tourette's syndromeTourette syndromeOCD patientsCerebrospinal fluid studiesRecent neuropathological studiesEndogenous opioid peptidesMesocortical dopaminergic systemCases of OCDCSF dynorphinNeuropathological studiesCommon genetic diathesisRaphe nucleusBasal gangliaSerotoninergic systemSerotonergic systemClinical studiesDopaminergic systemCommon neural substrateTS patientsNeuropharmacological studiesOpioid peptidesNormal controls