Tourette's syndrome in Taiwan: An epidemiological study of tic disorders in an elementary school at Taipei County
Journal
Brain and Development
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
SUPPL. 1
Pages
S29-S31
Date Issued
2003
Author(s)
Wang H.-S.
Abstract
We have done an epidemiological study in an elementary school with 2000 Taiwanese children aged from 6 to 12 years, and found 11 of them with Tourette's syndrome. The prevalence rate of Tourette's syndrome was around 0.56%. The ratio of male to female was 9 to 2. The comorbid rate of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder was 36%, self-injurious behaviors 27%, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors 18%. The familial rate of Tourette's syndrome was 27%. We also found that another 98 children had transient tic disorders. For 73% of patients with mild tics, understanding and acceptance from family, teachers, and friends are the most important things. When tics are so severe that medication is necessary, haloperidol is no longer the first or only choice. We tried clonidine, atypical neuroleptics such as risperidone or olanzapine, or pergolide. The first support group was established in 1999 for children with tics in Taiwan and transformed to Taiwan Tourette Family association in June 2001 to provide further service for Tourette's syndrome. ? 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Other Subjects
atypical antipsychotic agent; clonidine; haloperidol; neuroleptic agent; olanzapine; pergolide; risperidone; age distribution; attention deficit disorder; automutilation; child; comorbidity; conference paper; controlled study; disease association; disease severity; familial disease; female; Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; human; major clinical study; male; obsessive compulsive disorder; prevalence; primary school; sex ratio; Taiwan; tic; article; Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; school; social support; statistics; student; Taiwan; tic; Antipsychotic Agents; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Child; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Male; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Prevalence; Schools; Self-Injurious Behavior; Sex Distribution; Social Support; Students; Taiwan; Tic Disorders; Tourette Syndrome
Publisher
Elsevier
Type
conference paper