Abstract |
Previous studies reporting executive deficits in Tourette syndrome (TS) often failed to control for co-morbid conditions. We investigated executive functions in forty patients with TS without co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses (uncomplicated TS). Patients exhibited executive deficits which were unrelated to tic severity, suggesting executive dysfunction may be a core component of TS.
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Authors | Clare Margaret Eddy, Hugh Edward Rickards, Andrea Eugenio Cavanna |
Journal | Psychiatry research
(Psychiatry Res)
Vol. 200
Issue 1
Pg. 46-8
(Nov 30 2012)
ISSN: 1872-7123 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 22703721
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Attention
- Executive Function
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Tourette Syndrome
(psychology)
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