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Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette's syndrome is "a genetic, neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics and associated behavioral features including obsessions and compulsions and hyperactivity" (Strickland "Tourette Syndrome" Gale). Tourette's syndrome is named after George Gilles de la Tourette, who was a French physician. He described this condition over a century ago (Newton "Tourette Syndrome" Sick). Although Tourette's is not fatal, it is a very common disorder that affects many people in many different ways.
The first time Tourette's was ever found in a person was in 1825. A French noble woman named Marquise de Dampierre first showed symptoms when she was only seven years old (Robertson "Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome" Database). Tourette's today is seen throughout the world in every race. About one in 2,000 people are affected by Tourette's, males more than females. Around 100,000 people in the United States today have symptoms of Tourette's (Zamula "Taming......

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