Sensory Gating Scales and Premonitory Urges in Tourette Syndrome
Sensory and sensorimotor gating deficits characterize both Tourette syndrome (TS) and schizophrenia. Premonitory urges (PU) in TS can be assessed with the University of Sao Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS) and the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS). In 40 subjects (TS: n = 18; healthy com...
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doaj-c4e44f72148f4fe998a55ec755558bff2020-11-24T21:31:46ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2011-01-011173674110.1100/tsw.2011.57Sensory Gating Scales and Premonitory Urges in Tourette SyndromeAshley N. Sutherland Owens0Euripedes C. Miguel1Neal R. Swerdlow2Department of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USADepartamento de Psiquiatria da Faculdade de Medicina da USP, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartment of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USASensory and sensorimotor gating deficits characterize both Tourette syndrome (TS) and schizophrenia. Premonitory urges (PU) in TS can be assessed with the University of Sao Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS) and the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS). In 40 subjects (TS: n = 18; healthy comparison subjects [HCS]: n = 22), we examined the relationship between PU scores and measures of sensory gating using the USP-SPS, PUTS, Sensory Gating Inventory (SGI), and Structured Interview for Assessing Perceptual Anomalies (SIAPA), as well symptom severity scales. SGI, but not SIAPA, scores were elevated in TS subjects (p < 0.0003). In TS subjects, USP-SPS and PUTS scores correlated significantly with each other, but not with the SGI or SIAPA; neither PU nor sensory gating scales correlated significantly with symptom severity. TS subjects endorse difficulties in sensory gating and the SGI may be valuable for studying these clinical phenomena.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.57 |
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Sensory Gating Scales and Premonitory Urges in Tourette Syndrome |
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Sensory Gating Scales and Premonitory Urges in Tourette Syndrome |
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Sensory Gating Scales and Premonitory Urges in Tourette Syndrome |
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Sensory and sensorimotor gating deficits characterize both Tourette syndrome (TS) and schizophrenia. Premonitory urges (PU) in TS can be assessed with the University of Sao Paulo Sensory Phenomena Scale (USP-SPS) and the Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS). In 40 subjects (TS: n = 18; healthy comparison subjects [HCS]: n = 22), we examined the relationship between PU scores and measures of sensory gating using the USP-SPS, PUTS, Sensory Gating Inventory (SGI), and Structured Interview for Assessing Perceptual Anomalies (SIAPA), as well symptom severity scales. SGI, but not SIAPA, scores were elevated in TS subjects (p < 0.0003). In TS subjects, USP-SPS and PUTS scores correlated significantly with each other, but not with the SGI or SIAPA; neither PU nor sensory gating scales correlated significantly with symptom severity. TS subjects endorse difficulties in sensory gating and the SGI may be valuable for studying these clinical phenomena. |
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