Prevalence and clinical correlates of self-harm behaviors in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome - Szejko N, Jakubczyk A, Janik P.
Introduction: Major symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) are tics, but in 90% of cases, psychiatric comorbidities occur. Self-harm behaviors (SHBs) could result from deliberate action and unintentional injury from tics. Methods: W... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Is This a Fasciculation?
Discussion
Benign fasciculations are very common and occur in up to 70% of the general population. They occur at different points in people’s lives. They can be brought out by stress, poor sleep hygiene and caffeine.
Caffeine has numerous uses especially for regulating sleep and attention. However too much can cause restlessness, jitteriness and sleep deprivation too. The recommended amount of caffeine for a teenager is < 2.5 mg/kg or 100-175 mg/day. A Red Bull® beverage has 80 mg of caffeine /12 ounces, while Mountain Dew® has 55 mg caffeine/12 ounces. A review of caffeine can be found here.
Adolescents, if l...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 16, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
WellSky adds data analytics software for home health care providers
Overland Park-based WellSky continues to position itself to capitalize on the health care industry's push for improved outcomes and increased outpatient services.
The latest is the company's WellSky Home Health CareInsights. It deploys algorithms — relying on more than 7 million home health patient episodes — to help providers improve care by accessing population and patient-specific insights in venues other than the hospital or doctor's office.
"Analy tics have long existed in health care,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 6, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lily Lieberman Source Type: news
WellSky adds data analytics software for home health care providers
Overland Park-based WellSky continues to position itself to capitalize on the health care industry's push for improved outcomes and increased outpatient services.
The latest is the company's WellSky Home Health CareInsights. It deploys algorithms — relying on more than 7 million home health patient episodes — to help providers improve care by accessing population and patient-specific insights in venues other than the hospital or doctor's office.
"Analy tics have long existed in health care,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 6, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lily Lieberman Source Type: news
Yale study uses real-time fMRI to treat Tourette Syndrome
The study tasked individuals with Tourette Syndrome ages 11 to 19 years with modifying their behavior while viewing a brain region associated with their tics. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - August 21, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Agony of Illinois mom who became a trigger for her 14-year-old daughter's Tourette syndrome tics
Avery, 14, from Naperville, Illinois, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at eight years old and once had 26 tics. After about a year using a new therapy, she is down to just four tics. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Do Kids Learn To Turn Off Troublesome Tics?
FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 -- Many kids with tics can suppress them, and learning how they do it could lead to ways to help prevent major tic disorders such as Tourette syndrome, researchers say.
At least 20% of elementary school-age children develop... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Do Kids Learn To Turn Off Troublesome Tics?
Title: How Do Kids Learn To Turn Off Troublesome Tics?Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/28/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/28/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - June 28, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
(Washington University School of Medicine) Studying children shortly after they began experiencing tics, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that although tics don't go away, most children are able to suppress and control them. Understanding how they do that may provide insight to help others at risk for significant tic disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Student, 18, with one of the most extreme Tourette's in the world has ground-breaking treatment
Trevor Smith, of Iowa, was diagnosed aged eight and his mild tics worsened over time. No treatments eased his symptoms, until doctors funded for him to have deep brain stimulation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boy, 17, with one of the most extreme Tourette's in the world has ground-breaking treatment
Trevor Smith, of Iowa, was diagnosed aged eight and his mild tics worsened over time. No treatments eased his symptoms, until doctors funded for him to have deep brain stimulation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New AAN Guideline on Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders New AAN Guideline on Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders
The first guideline for US neurologists advocates Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) as first-line therapy for Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - May 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Can medicinal cannabis treat the tics in Tourette syndrome?
(University of Sydney) First Australian medicinal cannabis trial for the treatment of severe Tourette syndrome supported by the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at University of Sydney. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Health Tip: Understanding Tourette Syndrome
-- Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that usually shows symptoms in childhood. Vocalizations and repetitive involuntary movements called tics often surface among children between the ages of 3 and 9.
Tics may include blinking, shrugging,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Major genetic study confirms that many genes contribute to risk for Tourette's syndrome
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS) -- a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics -- finds that variants in hundreds of genes, working in combination, contribute to the development of the syndrome and suggests that Tourette's is part of a continuous spectrum of tic disorders, ranging from mild, sometimes transient tics to severe cases that can include psychiatric symptoms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
