Executive functions in uncomplicated Tourette syndrome

Clare Margaret Eddy; Hugh Edward Rickards; Andrea Eugenio Cavanna

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.05.023

Executive functions in uncomplicated Tourette syndrome

Clare Margaret Eddy, Hugh Edward Rickards, Andrea Eugenio Cavanna

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-8
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	200
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.05.023
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2012

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Attention
Executive Function
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Tourette Syndrome/psychology

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