Tourette syndrome and learning disabilities

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 34
• Main Authors: Burd, Larry, Freeman, Roger D, Klug, Marilyn G, Kerbeshian, Jacob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.09.2005; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Learning Disorders - epidemiology; Learning Disorders - genetics; Logistic Models; Male; Phenotype; Risk Factors; Tics - epidemiology; Tics - genetics; Tourette Syndrome - epidemiology; Tourette Syndrome - genetics

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood. Learning disabilities are frequently comorbid with TS. Using the largest sample of TS patients ever reported, we sought to identify differences between subjects with TS only and subjects with TS and a comorbid learning disability....