title: A brief history of the European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome.
abstract: The European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome (ESSTS) was established in Denmark in 2000 by Mary Robertson and Anne Korsgaard. The aims of the organisation are to foster research activity and raise awareness of Tourette syndrome throughout Europe. The organisation went into abeyance in 2002 but was resurrected in 2007 in Bari, Italy. Since that time ESSTS has grown and prospered. We have established elected officers and a constitution. We have successfully applied for three large scale European research grants and have members throughout the European Union. We have held yearly meetings across Europe including two training schools and we have developed successful alliances with patient support groups. ESSTS has developed and published the first European guidelines on assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Tourette syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. hugh.rickards@bsmhft.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rickards
authors.forename: Peristera
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paschou
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005879:Tourette Syndrome / Q000266:history*