Tourette's+Syndrome-Description

Tourette's Syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes repetitive spasms, involuntary movements, and vocal tics. The symptoms usually become noticeable before the age of 18. Before Tourette's was studied, people with the disorder were said to be possessed by the devil. The first report of Tourette's was made by Itard, a French doctor, in 1825. Georges Gilles de la Tourette studied nine patients with the disease in 1885. For more information click here