Strange tricky movements, shuddering, cramped heads, grimaces and even Matery - all this can be a manifestation of turret syndrome. What is this strange disease and can it be cured?
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In the distant 1885, the French neuropathologist, a student of the famous Jean Marten Sharko, housing De La Turnett described an amazing syndrome who inherited the name of his opener. This syndrome was manifested by excessive impulsiveness, abundance and extravagancy of ticks, frustrated twitching, grimaces and gestures, public shouting of curses, and other no less eccentric outcomes that created the impression of some abnormality suffering from a patient's disorder. In fact, the French doctor committed a great act. Before the publication of this discovery, the unfortunate patients were treated as polulm, often considered obsessed demons and other uncleans.
Among the patients with turret syndrome, the history of one Paris aristocrat was found, a rather influential person, which was famous for his habit of shouting obscene words in crowded places and in the most inappropriate situation, which was not knitted with her social status and noble upbringing. But mostly in the reports of the French doctor, as in the writings of his followers, the descriptions of the light forms of turret syndrome, manifest themselves with impulsiveness and unusual monotonous movements without elements of weend, prevailed.
What is Turache Syndrome?
Tourette's syndrome, she is a turbulent disease, or the La Tourette Syndrome — This is a genetically determined disorder of the central nervous system, externally manifested by at least one mechanical (motor) or vocal (voice) tick. Shouting of obscene words in public or coprolia — only one of the manifestations of the syndrome, which, by the way, is quite rare. Much more often see patients who are strangely shrugged, twitching the head, grimensing. Among vocal ticks, the repeats of the words for the interlocutor or themselves prevail, and even the usual use of the words of parasites — «For example», «so to speak», «all in all».
The frequency of the occurrence of turret syndrome among children, namely, the typical symptoms of disorder become noticeable, on average is less than 1%. It would seem that it does not deserve such close attention, however, often children's teaks are perceived by adults as pranks, for which the child is undeserved and punished and punished. As they grow, some teaks disappear by themselves, the manifestations of the disease are softened, and the patient learns to manage their condition, in such a way asking their strangeness in the eyes of others.
Hereditary faddes
The reasons for the turret syndrome are still not completely established, although its hereditary nature is not subject to doubt. Sick parents are transmitted «Genesis gene» His chad in half of the cases out of 100, but it is absolutely not necessary that the clinical form of the disease will develop. The vicious gene may be suppressed in one way or another, as a result, the child is either growing healthy or has a light shaped disease. Heavy forms of turret syndrome are rare, mainly in men. The nature of the flow of syndrome can influence psycho-emotional, infectious, food, environmental and other factors not related to inheritance.
Turachet in his manifestations
The main manifestation of turret syndrome is ticks. They occur periodically and quite unpredictable. The patients themselves describe their feelings before ticking, as an increase in internal stress and a sharp feeling of the need to reset excess energy by twitching shoulders, head or thro shot. The severity and frequency of ticks in all patients are different, but, undoubtedly, they provokes nervous tension and stress. Agree, quite often you have to see people who, with excitement, begone convulsively to cough or blink.
Clinically distinguished three forms of turret syndrome.
- Classic turrett, Tourette vulgaris, may arise from anyone by obscure reasons at any age.
- Shkoliosis shape of the syndrome, Tourette Shcoliosis, usually manifests itself during puberty and passes the same incredible way, as arose. Sometimes, however, it goes into a chronic shape, and then ticks remain with patients forever.
- Anonymous form of syndrome or Tourette Anonymous was described relatively recently, with the advent of the Internet. According to some researchers, it suffers hardly not half of the inhabitants of social networks and most regulars of forums, stroking crumbling words in response to harmless phrases of random visitors.
Treatment of Tikov
Those who are tired of the continuous thread of the bluff words on the Internet, we have a rush to report that you will have to suffer. Medicines from turret syndrome today does not exist. However, light form of disorder do not need drug therapy, because they do not affect the life of the patient and are not annoying. Treatment, rather, includes psychotherapy and patient training to cope with internal tension and ticks, overcome consistently emerging depression, overcome social isolation and adapt in society.
In severe cases, when ticks interfere with the normal life of the patient, doctors have to prescribe medications, above all, antipsychotic drugs and antihypertensive agents.
