TOURETTE SYNDROME & TICS
The late French neurologist Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the namesake for this condition, first described this Tourette’s in 1885. It commonly affects an area of the brain known as the basal ganglia. The basal ganglia acts as a braking mechanism for all movements (speech included) of the body. Individuals with Tourette’s or tics commonly have a problem with the basal ganglia and related circuitry. For example, the cerebellum and frontal lobes act to gate and coordinate activity of the basal ganglia. If they are not working properly, basal ganglia function can go unchecked resulting in unwanted and involuntary movements and vocalizations.
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