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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
The prevalence of tourette's disorder is
The prevalence of tourette's disorder is 300-800 per100,000 ( %) of the overall population.<ref name=DSMV>{{cite book | title = Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5 | publisher = American Psychiatric Association | location = Washington, D.C | year = 2013 | isbn = 0890425558 }}</ref>




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*Genetic factor  
*Genetic factor  
*Environmental factor
*Environmental factor
*Obstetrical complications
*Older paternal age
*lower birth weight
*Maternal smoking during pregnancy
*Anxiety

Latest revision as of 12:42, 14 October 2014

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Diagnostic Criteria

DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Tourette's disorder[1]

  • A. Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently.

AND

B. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset.

AND

C. Onset is before age 18 years.

AND

D. The disturbance is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., cocaine) or another medical condition (e.g., Huntington’s disease, postviral encephalitis).


Note:: A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization. .

References

  1. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.


Epidemiology and Demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [4]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

The prevalence of tourette's disorder is 300-800 per100,000 ( %) of the overall population.[1]


Risk Factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [5]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [6]

Overview

Risk factors for tourette's disorder includes and among others.

Risk Factors

  • Genetic factor
  • Environmental factor
  • Obstetrical complications
  • Older paternal age
  • lower birth weight
  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy
  • Anxiety
  1. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.