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The Pathogenesis of Tourette Syndrome

A Review of Data and Hypotheses

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Movement Disorders

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Tourette syndrome (TS) is a rare, chronic neuropsychiatric disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by waxing and waning multiform motor and phonic tics and a broad range of behavioral symptoms (Shapiro et al.,1978; Cohen et al.,1982; Leckman et al.,1983a).

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