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Causes of Tourette’s Syndrome
There is disagreement regarding the causes of Tourette’s Syndrome. In recent years, it has been more widely accepted that both genetic and environment factors play a role with Tourette’s patients. Studies have shows that vast majority of people with the disorder inherited it from their parents. However, the exact cause of the disorder is unknown.
It is believed that Tourette’s results from dysfunction in the cortical and subcortical regions of the brain. This causes circuit failures connecting the regions. The frontal cortex, thalamus, and basal ganglia are also involved. It is also thought that some types of obsessive-compulsive disorders are genetically linked to Tourette’s. However, a genetic relationship with other disorders has not been established.
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