Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome

There will be many disease problems in childhood because children are young and their immunity is relatively low. Therefore, there are many times when you feel that your body is in a state of illness. Some diseases are caused by genetic reasons. Therefore, children's behavior should be observed frequently to avoid health problems. What are the symptoms of Tourette syndrome?

A hereditary multiple convulsion disorder that occurs in childhood.

This syndrome is an autosomal dominant inheritance with variable penetrance. It is more common in males, with a male-to-female ratio of 3:1.

symptom

Not interested in studying, hyperactive, over-active, irritable, inattentive, and swearing

treat

Benzodiazepines may be effective for simple convulsions. For simple combined complex convulsions, clonidine 0.1-0.6 mg/d orally is effective in some cases. Long-term use of clonidine will not cause tardive dyskinesia (TD), but the adverse reaction of causing hypotension limits its application. Medium-acting benzodiazepines (such as lorazepam 0.5-2.5 mg orally, 3-4 times a day) can also be used as an auxiliary treatment. For more serious cases, antipsychotics may need to be used, such as haloperidol 0.5-40 mg/d orally, or pimozide 1-10 mg/d orally. Adverse reactions such as irritability, Parkinson's syndrome, akathisia and TD may limit its clinical application. Antipsychotics must be used with great caution, and patients should be informed of possible adverse reactions.

Rehabilitation guidance

1. Do not scold loudly, physically punish, dislike, or be hostile to the sick child, as this will increase the mental burden. The family should be stable and united, and there should be no fighting. Do not watch intense cartoons, television, movies, or thrilling novels. Schools should not discriminate against children with the disease and should make it clear to teachers and classmates that the children are ill. The home should be ventilated and comfortable, and all kinds of noise should be reduced.

2. Strengthen physical exercise, but do not participate in strenuous exercise, such as parallel bars, horizontal bar, swimming, etc. You should have a regular schedule, eat on time, rest on time, exercise on time, etc. Do not cover your head when sleeping, do not sleep on your crawling position, and develop a right side sleeping position.

3. Parents should tell their children that they are sick and know that they can recover through treatment. They should have confidence and never feel inferior or look down on themselves. They should establish friendships and interact with children of the same age, not be withdrawn and avoid emotional fluctuations. Don’t fight, don’t play video games, don’t watch scary movies or TV shows, etc.

4. Do not eat raw, cold, unclean food, fried food, fatty and sweet food, spicy and irritating foods, and do not come into contact with chemical gases, coal gas and other toxic substances.

5. Get vaccinated on time to prevent upper respiratory tract infections, including tonsillitis, mumps, rhinitis, pharyngitis, chickenpox, various types of encephalitis, viral hepatitis, etc. Do not go to public places when an illness is prevalent. If you find yourself sick, seek prompt treatment locally to avoid recurrence of the disease.

6. Eat more animal brain marrow, bone marrow, steamed fresh fish, lotus seed and lily porridge, Poria cocos and yam porridge, etc., which have the effects of strengthening the brain and kidneys, strengthening the spleen and promoting digestion, and removing phlegm to improve IQ.

7. Acupoint massage: select Baihui, Neiguan (double), Shenmen (double), Fengchi (double), Taiyang (double), Quchi (double), massage once a day, each time takes 0.5 to 1 hour to complete.

8. Umbilical application treatment: Take 15g each of Gastrodia elata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Pheretima lum, Arisaema cinerea, 20g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, and 10g of pearl powder. Human fingernails are few. Dry the above medicines together, grind them into powder, and bottle them for later use. Wash the child's navel with warm water or disinfect it with 75% alcohol each time, then fill the navel with the medicine powder and fix it with adhesive tape, changing it every three days.

9. Western medicine: Buy inosine tablets, take 1-2 tablets three times a day with warm water.