Tourette's Syndrome

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What do you know about Tourette Syndrome?
What is your gender?
Female
Male
What grade are you in?
Freshman
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Do you know what Tourette’s is?
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Tourette’s is a condition of the…
Circulatory system
Nervous system
Respiratory system
Skeletal system
Tourette’s causes people to...
Pass out
Have irregular heart beats
Make sudden movements or sounds
Have migraines
People with Tourette’s...
Have a hard time breathing
Have panic attacks
Have tics
All of the above
Which of the following are examples of tics?
Blurt out random words
Make obnoxious sounds
Random movements
All of the above
Is the exact cause of Tourette’s known?
Yes
No
Tics begin to appear between what ages?
0-1
2-15
16-30
31+
Do tics have different levels
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5. C Tourette’s causes people to… (make sudden movements or sounds)
The sudden movements or sounds that people do repeatedly are called tics. Tics are the main symptom of Tourette’s Syndrome. 6. C People with Tourette’s… (have tics)
There are different types of tics. For example, arm or head jerking and face twitching are motor tics. Also, there some individuals have vocal tics. Barking, coughing, humming and grunting are vocal tics. 7. D Which of the following are examples of tics? (All of the above)
Someone might blurt out words that they do not mean to say. Also, they may make obnoxious sounds or random movements that seem abnormal. When someone has a motor tic, they may get a tingling or tese sensation in certain areas of the body. An individual might not want to have tics, but their body does it to relieve the sensation. 8. B Is the exact cause of Tourette’s known? (No)
The exact cause of Tourette's has not been specifically identified. However, genetics likely plays a role along with a combination of other factors. This means that it may be passed on by genes from the parents to the

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