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This volume of International Review of Neurobiology brings together cutting-edge research on advances in the neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of Tourette syndrome. It reviews current knowledge and understanding, provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and includes important topics regards tics, neurotransmitters, pharmacology and emerging treatments.
List of contents
- An Introduction to the Clinical Phenomenology of Tourette Syndrome
Davide Martino, Namrata Madhusudan, Panagiotis Zis and Andrea E. Cavanna
- Functional Neuroanatomy of Tics
Irene Neuner, Frank Schneider and N. Jon Shah
- Functional Imaging of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission in Tourette Syndrome
Bàrbara Segura and Antonio P. Strafella
- Non-dopaminergic neurotransmission in the pathophysiology of Tourette syndrome
Patrick T. Udvardi, Ester Nespoli, Francesca Rizzo, Bastian Hengerer and Andrea G. Ludolph
- Reinforcement Learning and Tourette Syndrome
Stefano Palminteri and Mathias Pessiglione
- Genetic Susceptibility and Neurotransmitters in Tourette Syndrome
Peristera Paschou, Thomas V. Fernandez, Frank Sharp, Gary A. Heiman and Pieter J. Hoekstra
- Pharmacological Animal Models of Tic Disorders
Kevin W McCairn and Masaki Isoda
- Animal Models Recapitulating the Multifactorial Origin of Tourette Syndrome
Simone Macrì, Martina Proietti Onori, Veit Roessner and Giovanni Laviola
- Neuroendocrine Aspects of Tourette Syndrome
Davide Martino, Antonella Macerollo and James F Leckman
- Clinical Pharmacology of Dopamine-Modulating Agents in Tourette`s Syndrome
Sabine Mogwitz, Judith Buse, Stefan Ehrlich and Veit Roessner
- Clinical Pharmacology of Non-Dopaminergic Drugs in Tourette Syndrome
Andreas Hartmann
- Antiepileptic Drugs and Tourette Syndrome
Andrea E. Cavanna and Andrea Nani
- Clinical Pharmacology of Co-Morbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Tourette Syndrome
Valeria Neri and Francesco Cardona
- Clinical Pharmacology of Comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Tourette Syndrome
Renata Rizzo and Mariangela Gulisano
- Emerging Treatment Strategies in Tourette syndrome: What's in the Pipeline?
C. Termine, C. Selvini, G. Rossi and U. Balottin
- Tics and Other Stereotyped Movements as Side Effects of Pharmacological Treatment
Marcos Madruga-Garrido and Pablo Mir
