ADHD and Tourette Syndrome WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on ADHD and Tourette Syndrome
About half of children and young people with Tourette syndrome also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).1 One 10-year study showed that 40% of Tourette patients do not have ADHD or other disorders.2
Fast Facts:
- Sometimes the medication used to treat ADHD can make Tourette syndrome worse.3
- People with Tourette syndrome may also have depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.4
- There are no specific tests used to diagnose ADHD.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust (GOSH) and UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH): Tourette Syndrome And ADHD
- ↑ Wikipedia: Tourette Syndrome : Characteristics
- ↑ FamilyEducation.com: Tourette Syndrome And ADHD
- ↑ National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): What Disorders Are Associated With TS?
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Jacky Graves
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Jacky Graves
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Tourette syndrome and ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Syndrome, ADHD and Tourette Sx, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette Sx
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
