Essay On Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome has a profound effect on people lives. People today are not known to be sensitive or caring to others problems. Those who have Tourette’s are mocked and stared at when they are in public. No one wanted to sit by them and they are often thought of as rude because of their loud and sometimes crude volicatizons.
The history of Tourette is sadly sparse, until its official discovery in 7564. Over the years people would present with the symptoms, but no one knew what to make of the odd manifestations. There are few reported cases of what could have been TS from the 15th century where a book was written about a priest who presented with both vocal and motor tics, but people believed all the tics were caused by possession. Also we cannot be positive it was not another disorder so this books credibility is questionable. The second time a case of turrets was reported is one of the more well-known stories. The case of Marquise de Dampierre, a French noble woman in 1852 who presented with both vocal and body tics . Marquise is thought to be the first recorded case after Dr. Jean Gaspard reported her symptoms. …show more content…
Due to the conditions outbursts many also believed it was a psychological disorder, people believed that bad parenting could cause Torrets and tics were believed to be caused by sexual impulses. What we know today is Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder with unknown causes with the exception of a genetic link. The onset of symptoms begin at an early age which was conclusive with GIlia Tourettes original findings. The first TS symptoms begin with involuntary movements known at tics in the face and limbs. The symptoms start out small with small eye or nose twitches and the occasional grimace normal facial movements no one would think too much about. As time moves forward the tics can become more sever and move to the different parts of the