Tourette Syndrome Diagnosed in 3 in Every 1,000 Kids
Many more cases have not been identified, U.S. health officials say
The prevalence may be even higher than the survey shows, since diagnosis was based on whether a health-care provider ever told the parent that the child had Tourette Syndrome, King said.
"Hence, the study may not have picked up on milder cases that had not been brought to clinical attention or those in populations with less access to clinicians knowledgeable about Tourette Syndrome and hence able or inclined to make the diagnosis," he said.
"The study also confirms the high rates of comorbidity with other disorders, such as ADHD, anxiety, learning problems, underlining the importance of diagnosis even if the tics themselves are not a source of distress or disability," he said.
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For more information on Tourette Syndrome, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine .
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