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Review
. 2019 Jul 1:8:988.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.19542.1. eCollection 2019.

Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2018

Olivia Rose  1 , Andreas Hartmann  2 , Yulia Worbe  2 , Jeremiah M Scharf  3 , Kevin J Black  1   4
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Review

Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2018

Olivia Rose et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

This is the fifth yearly article in the Tourette Syndrome Research Highlights series, summarizing research from 2018 relevant to Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. The authors briefly summarize reports they consider most important or interesting. The highlights from 2019 article is being drafted on the Authorea online authoring platform, and readers are encouraged to add references or give feedback on our selections using the comments feature on that page. After the calendar year ends, the article is submitted as the annual update for the Tics collection on F1000Research.

Keywords: Tourette syndrome; etiology; natural history; pathophysiology; review; tic disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: KJB participated in clinical trials supported by Neurocrine Biosciences and Acadia Pharmaceuticals.

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