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Introduction
This article is meant to disseminate scientific progress on Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS) that appeared in the year 2024, summarizing research reports the authors judged important or interesting.
Methods
Results
Phenomenology and natural history
Definition and phenomenology
An analysis of a large TS genetics database examined possible sex differences in people with a persistent tic disorder \citep{Dy_Hollins_2024}. Girls were diagnosed later and less often, but symptoms started only slightly later (0.5-1.0 years) and were of similar severity. OCD was more common in females and ADHD was more common in males. The Montreal group examined possible sex differences in 66 children age 7-14 with tics, 19 of whom were girls (doi 10.3390/jcm13092477). They found no differences in tic symptoms, but substantial differences in psychological style, comorbidity and impairment.
Sleep in TS \citep{38101103}.
Assessment and quantification of tics
Important work: "Automatic identification of facial tics using selfie-video" \citep{Loewenstern_2024}.