Treat Tourette Syndrome with Care

HAVE you ever seen someone who has a habit such as blinking too often, the words or sounds strange and often uncontrolled, or the practice of moving the shoulder and the other limbs spontaneously and often not in place? 

Not yet judgmental, angry, even taunting him. Because it's probably not a deliberate act, but a symptom of Tourette Syndrome. Tourette Syndrome is a disease that indicate a problem with one's nerves.

The symptoms of this syndrome as often twitch facial veins, such as twitching/spasms in the mouth or frequent eye blinking, is a common symptom that most often appear first. Other common symptoms include also the movement of the hand or limb without intentionally or accidentally making a sound like clearing his throat or noises from the nose like smelling.

There is no single pattern of symptoms. Some feel that vague symptoms, while others appeared to be particularly influential. Twitch/spasms can be classified as twitch/spasm as simple as moving the shoulder spontaneously, blinking, tongue clicking sound, or sounds from the nose. Twitch/spasm complex, such as jumping, like whirling, removing the words out of context, or the words that are not generally accepted. 

Tourette is often draining, because spontaneity talk including the use of dirty words uncontrolled (often referred to as coprolalia) and the repetition of phrases that he heard other people say (called echolalia). 

Sources quoted from bbc.co.uk say, they are exposed to Tourette syndrome often also have a variety of psychological problems, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and custom self-harm, although the relationship between these disorder with Tourette syndrome remains unclear. But there is also the term sporadic Tourette syndrome, a syndrome that is inherited from parents. 

About 10% of those who have the hereditary gene of this syndrome have symptoms that quite disturbing and in need of medical care. Men who have this gene more frequently experiencing symptoms than in women, with a ratio of 4:1. 

It's important to make diagnosis and treatment as early as possible. Diagnosis is done by looking at patterns of symptoms. Although there is no cure, but can be overcome Tourette syndrome. For many people, psychotherapy or therapeutic practice will be very helpful, as well as relaxation therapy. 

It is important to give the assertion that the common practice of people affected by Tourette syndrome performed involuntarily and they can not control it. This is a difficult thing for many people including family members to understand and practice their habits. Support from family is very important. 

Lack of understanding from others of the condition of the people who have Tourette syndrome often make them suffer psychological disorders. This is because the odd look and rejection from people around. 

People who experience this syndrome often feel depressed and excluded from social activities and find it difficult to build a relationship with his friends or others. But usually a lot of children with Tourette syndrome is still able to follow lessons in school with or without additional educational assistance.