Executive functions in uncomplicated Tourette syndrome.
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.
Department of Neuropsychiatry, BMSHFT, The Barberry National Centre for Mental Health, Birmingham, UK. clare.eddy@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Clare Margaret
CM
Eddy
Hugh Edward
HE
Rickards
Andrea Eugenio
AE
Cavanna
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*