After the Diagnosis and Beyond the Tics: Tourette Syndrome in Childhood and Adolescence

A Presentation by Lawrence W. Brown M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia April 23 at 7:30 PM EST View Webinar In our webinar, we learned about some effective strategies for helping kids and teens with Tourette Syndrome, especially through their formative school years. Why and when tics should be treated was

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Genetics and TS Research

A presentation by Dr. Jay Tischfield Ph.D., FACMG Director, Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository March 26 at 7:30 PM EDT View Webinar During our webinar Dr. Tischfield summarized current research on inherited and other genetic factors involved in the causation of Tourette Syndrome. He described the research projects supported

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A Nurse Talks About Tourette Syndrome

A Presentation by Susan Wightman-Hentz, RN, MSN, CPNP Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia January 16 at 7:30 PM EST View Webinar In our weminar, we learned about some of the problems we professionals encounter when diagnosing and providing treatments for the baffling disorder called Tourette Syndrome — especially when accompanying disorders

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