Dissociation of tic generation from tic expression during the sleep-wake cycle

Summary: Motor tics, the hallmark of Tourette syndrome (TS), are modulated by different behavioral and environmental factors. A major modulating factor is the sleep-wake cycle in which tics are attenuated to a large extent during sleep. This study demonstrates a similar reduction in tic expression d...

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Main Authors: Esther Vinner Harduf, Ayala Matzner, Katya Belelovsky, Izhar Bar-Gad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221003485