Tourette’s syndrome: challenging misconceptions and improving understanding
(2022)
Journal Article
Freeman-Ferguson, M. (2022). Tourette’s syndrome: challenging misconceptions and improving understanding. Nursing Children and Young People, 34(2), https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.2022.e1416
Tourette’s syndrome affects about 1% of the school-age population. Children and young people with the condition exhibit involuntary motor and vocal (also known as phonic) tics. Only 10% of those with Tourette’s syndrome have coprolalia, which involve... Read More about Tourette’s syndrome: challenging misconceptions and improving understanding.