as depression is something many people with TS deal with, I thought this might be helpful here

http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/03...ders/2038.html

just recently I have heard from many parents who are struggling to get needed 504 or IEP accomodations for their TS child(ren)

remember that TS is classified under IDEA under the Americans with Disabilities Act as "other health impaired" and so the accommodations are entitled by Law!!

The TSA has really helpful info

education strategies http://www.tsa-usa.org/educ_advoc/ed...strat_main.htm

education advocacy http://www.tsa-usa.org/educ_advoc/ed...cacy_main.html

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CNS Spectr. 2008 Aug;13(8):643-4.Click here to read Links
Parkinson's disease, Tourette syndrome, and the changing nature of depression: the dog days of summer.
Hollander E.

PMID: 18704019 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Parkinson’s Disease, Tourette Syndrome, and the Changing Nature of Depression: The Dog Days of Summer

Eric Hollander, MD
CNS Spectr. 2008;13(8):643-644

I can't actually get the PDF to load. weird.

I may delete this in the morning. Haven't finished reading it but I thought I'd post it here for the moment as it's certainly topical for some

- Blood Brain Barrier, Rheumatic Fever, Sydenham's Chorea, Anxiety, tics, ocd. It's like a timewarp.


International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine
Anxiety Disorders and Rheumatic Fever: Is There an Association?

André Augusto Anderson Seixas, MD, Ana Gabriela Hounie, MD, PhD, Victor Fossaluza, BS, Mariana Curi, MSc, Pedro Gomes Alvarenga, MD, Maria Alice De Mathis, BS, Maria Eugênia De Mathis, BS, Homero Vallada, MD, PhD, David Pauls, PhD, Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira, PhD, and Eurípedes Constantino Miguel, MD, P

CNS Spectr. 2008;13(12):1039-1042,1044-1046

Med Clin (Barc). 2008 Nov 22;131(18):689-92.
An open study evaluating the efficacy and security of magnesium and vitamin B(6) as a treatment of Tourette syndrome in children.
[Article in Spanish]
PubMed Article

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Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2009 Jan;14(1):13-23.

The Diagnosis of Tourette's Syndrome: Communication and Impact.
Rivera-Navarro J, Cubo E, Almazán J.

Salamanca University, Spain.

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Charcot's contribution to the study of Tourette's syndrome

We review the history of Tourette syndrome, emphasizing the contribution of Jean-Martin Charcot.

Teive HA, Chien HF, Munhoz RP, Barbosa ER.
Movement Disorders Unit, Hospital de Clínicas, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba PR, Brazil.

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Associação Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Print ISSN 0004-282X
Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr. vol.66 no.4 São Paulo Dec. 2008
Charcot's contribution to the study of Tourette's syndrome

Hélio A.G. Teive; Hsin Fen Chien; Renato Puppi Munhoz; Egberto Reis Barbosa

Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba PR, Brazil
Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brazil

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Aug 21.

Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infection: A Case-Control Study Among Privately Insured Children.

Leslie DL, Kozma L, Martin A, Landeros A, Katsovich L, King RA, Leckman JF.

Dr. Leslie is with the Department of Health Administration and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina; Ms. Kozma is with the Department of Chemistry, Yale University; and Drs. Martin, Landeros, King, and Leckman and Ms. Katsovich are with the Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine.

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Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry:
October 2008 - Volume 47 - Issue 10 - pp 1166-1172
doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181825a3d
New Research

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;16 Suppl 1:15-23.

• Erratum in:
• Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Dec;16(8):536.

Tic disorders and ADHD: answers from a world-wide clinical dataset on Tourette syndrome.

Freeman RD; Tourette Syndrome International Database Consortium.

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Pediatrics. 2008 Jun;121(6):1188-97.

• Comment in:
• Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):1157; author reply 1157-8.

Streptococcal infection and exacerbations of childhood tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective blinded cohort study.

Kurlan R, Johnson D, Kaplan EL; and the Tourette Syndrome Study Group.
University of Rochester School of Medicine,