Disturbed Monitoring and Response Inhibition in patients with Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome and Co-Morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Objective: Fronto-striatal dysfunction has been discussed as underlying symptoms of Tourette syndrome (TS) with co-morbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This suggests possible impairments of executive functions in this disorder, which were therefore targeted in the present study.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandra Verena Müller, Sönke Johannes, Berdieke Wieringa, Axel Weber, Kirsten Müller-Vahl, Mike Matzke, Hans Kolbe, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas F. Münte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/832906