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- Nanette Debes, Helle Hjalgrim, and Liselotte Skov.
- Pediatric Department, Glostrup University Hospital, Denmark. nanettemol@hotmail.com
- J. Child Neurol. 2010 Feb 1; 25 (2): 171-81.
AbstractWe assessed the psychosocial and educational consequences of Tourette syndrome using a structured interview and child behavior checklist in 314 children with Tourette syndrome and 81 healthy controls. Of the children with Tourette syndrome, 59.0% needed some kind of educational support, 44.7% had been teased, and 61.8% withheld themselves from taking part in social activities because of Tourette syndrome-related problems. There were significantly more psychosocial and educational problems in children with Tourette syndrome compared with healthy controls. A higher rate of these problems was also seen if the comorbidities attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or obsessive compulsive disorder were present. It is very important for the physicians, teachers, and other professionals to be aware of the high prevalence of these social and educational problems to be able to deal with them and to teach the families to cope with them.
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