Can Alcohol Increase Tourette Syndrome Symptoms?
People with Tourette syndrome may find that alcohol consumption increases their tics.
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Best Treatment for Traumatized Kids
When children and teens have been traumatized, typical therapies often include art or play therapy, drug intervention, and/or psychological debriefing. Yet, new research failed to find support for these efforts. Instead, the study suggests that […]
Finding Triggers for Tics & Tourette Syndrome: A Must Read
The causes of tics go way beyond genetics. Learn what you can do to relieve them. Many people with Tourette syndrome report that there are foods, other items, or situations that make their tics worse. […]
Autoimmunity and its Relation to Neurological Disorders
Vijendra K. Singh, Ph.D., was a research associate professor at Utah State University when he contributed this article. He has over 20 years of experience in neurobiology and immunology research, beginning at the Children’s Hospital […]
Another Piece of the Puzzle in Resistant Tic Disorders
By Sherry Rogers, MD A reader contacted us, saying a few months of allergy neutralization injections had not yet helped his Tourette symptoms. He wondered whether his high sugar intake could be a factor, adding […]
Edward is Doing Great: Making Medical History with Tourette Syndrome
It was more than twenty years ago that Dr. Doris Rapp, shown here, first published accounts of Edward, a highly allergic youngster whose severe Tourette syndrome (TS) had responded positively to environmental medicine treatment. Edward’s […]
Lyme Disease in Tourette’s and Autism
At times, patients have gone to physicians with symptoms similar to Tourette syndrome, when the underlying cause of the symptoms was Lyme disease. Lyme has also been linked to some cases of autism (see below). […]
Dr. David Perlmutter on Glutathione Therapy for Tourette Syndrome
Dr. David Perlmutter Interview by the editor, Sheila Rogers DeMare, MS We have received numerous requests for information related to glutathione supplementation. We asked Dr. David Perlmutter for information on this as well as other […]