68: The Science of Tourette's

Tourette’s syndrome isn’t one of the most well known neurological disorders, and yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. This week we dive into the science behind Tourette’s , and bust all of the myths and misconceptions you might have heard...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Tourette-Syndrome-Fact-Sheet https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tourettes-syndrome/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/diagnosis.html https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/tourette-syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28722101/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28046197/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25604739/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28807495/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/data.html https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/70-medication.html https://www.tourettes-action.org.uk/21-causes-of-ts.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/riskfactors.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971013/ https://www.columbianeurology.org/neurology/staywell/document.php?id=36845 https://n.neurology.org/content/87/7/e65 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25392196/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306818/#!po=5.35714 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201847/ Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk