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Item Details
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TOURETTE SYNDROME
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| By: |
Mary Robertson, Andrea Cavanna |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.49 |
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£12.04 |
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£4.45 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019929819X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199298198 |
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Currently 3 available |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
16 October, 2008 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
The Facts |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and friends, this new edition explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you or a relative has been recently diagnosed. It provides information on the treatment and therapies that are available, and advice and on how individuals can manage their symptoms. |
| Synopsis: |
Tourette's Syndrome (TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder affecting up to 1% of the population. It is characterised by motor and vocal tics, and upsetting anti-social behaviour such as involuntary swearing and obscene gestures. This second edition of Tourette Syndrome: The Facts explains the causes of the syndrome, how it is diagnosed, and how to cope if you or a relative has been recently diagnosed. It provides information on the treatment and therapies that are available, and advice and on how individuals can manage their symptoms. It clearly explains the different presentations that can affected individuals, covering a spectrum from very mild to more uncommon severe forms of TS, and also discusses disorders that can be mistaken for TS. This edition contains a new chapters focussing on 'Education, employment and empowerment', and famous and successful people who achieved their goals despite their diagnosis. Essential reading for Tourette's sufferers, their relatives and friends, Tourette's Syndrome: The Facts will also be of use to clinicians, GPs, schoolteachers, and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to the disorder. |
| Illustrations: |
Haltones and line drawings |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Endorsed by Tourettes Action (UK), Tourette Scotland, the |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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