Treatment of Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome (also Tourette's syndrome or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of motor and phonic tics. Treatment of Tourette syndrome has the goal of managing symptoms to achieve optimum functioning, rather than eliminating symptoms; not all persons with Tourette's require treatment, and there is no cure or universally effective medication. Explanation and reassurance alone are often sufficient treatment; education is an important part of any treatment plan.
Treatment of Tourette syndrome
There is increasing evidence supporting the use of HRT in the treatment of tics; a 2013 systematic review (Dutta, Cavanna) found evidence that HRT reduced tic severity in children and adults, but also identified methodological limitations in all studies, and said that more specialists need to be better trained to administer HRT so that better large-scale studies can be conducted.