Research Listing: Tourette Syndrome: Neuroanatomy and Biochemistry



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Tics are caused by alterations in prefrontal areas, thalamus and putamen, while changes in the cingulate gyrus reflect secondary compensatory mechanisms. Kirsten R Müller-Vahl, Julian Grosskreutz, Tino Prell, Jörn Kaufmann, Nils Bodammer and Thomas Peschel. BMC Neuroscience 2014, 15:6 doi:10.1186/1471-2202-15-6. >>

 

Abnormal baseline brain activity in drug-naïve patients with Tourette syndrome: a resting-state fMRI study. Cui Y, Jin Z, Chen X et al. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Jan 2;7:913. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00913. >>

 

Histidine decarboxylase deficiency causes 'tourette syndrome' [tics]: parallel findings in humans and mice. Castellan Baldan L, Williams KA et al. Neuron. 2014 Jan 8;81(1):77-90. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.052. >>

 

Neuroendocrine aspects of Tourette syndrome. Martino D, Macerollo A, Leckman JF. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2013;112:239-79. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411546-0.00009-3. >>

 

Abnormal white matter microstructure in children with sensory processing disorders. Owena JP, Marco Ej et al. Neuroimage: Clinical Vol. 2, 2013, Pages 844–853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2013.06.009 >>

 

Tic Disorders: What Happens in the Basal Ganglia? Bronfeld M. The Neuroscientist 2012. May 16. Pdf>>​

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Widespread abnormality of the γ-aminobutyric acid-ergic system in Tourette syndrome. Lerner A, Bagic A, Simmons JM, Mari Z, Bonne O. Brain. 2012 May 10 ⸬>>​
 

Functional immaturity of cortico-basal ganglia networks in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Worbe Y, Malherbe C, Hartmann A, Pélégrini-Issac M, Messé A, Vidailhet M, Lehéricy S, Benali H. Brain. 2012 Mar 19.
 

Fine motor skills and interhemispheric transfer in treatment-naive male children with Tourette syndrome. Buse J, August J, Bock N, Dörfel D, Rothenberger A, Roessner V. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2012 May 8. ⸬>>

 

Lateral frontal cortex volume reduction in Tourette syndrome revealed by VBM. Wittfoth M, Bornmann S, Peschel T, Grosskreutz J, Glahn A, Buddensiek N, Becker H, Dengler R, Muller-Vahl KR. BMC Neurosci. 2012 Feb 14;13(1):17. ⸬>>​
 

Motor-cortical interaction in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Franzkowiak S, Pollok B, Biermann-Ruben K, Südmeyer M, Paszek J, Thomalla G, Jonas M, Orth M, Münchau A, Schnitzler A. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e27850. (full article online) ⸬>>

 

On the functional anatomy of the urge-for-action. Jackson SR, Parkinson A, Kim SY, Schüermann M, Eickhoff SB. Cogn Neurosci. 2011 Sep;2(3-4):227-243. (full article online) ⸬>>

 

Developmental malformation of the corpus callosum: a review of typical callosal development and examples of developmental disorders with callosal involvement. Paul LK J Neurodev Disord2011 Mar; 3(1):3-27. ⸬>>​
 

Increased putamen and callosal motor subregion in treatment-naïve boys with Tourette syndrome indicates changes in the bihemispheric motor network. Roessner V, Overlack S, Schmidt-Samoa C, Baudewig J, Dechent P, Rothenberger A, Helms G J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2011 Mar; 52(3):306-14. ⸭  ⸬
 

Lesions of the dorsomedial striatum disrupt prepulse inhibition. Baldan Ramsey LC, Xu M, Wood N, Pittenger C Neuroscience 2011 Apr 28.:222-8. ⸬>>​
 

On the functional anatomy of the urge-for-action. Jackson SR, Parkinson A, Kim SY, et al.  Cogn Neurosci 2011 Sep; 2(3-4):227-243.
 

Tourette Syndrome as a Neurotransmitter Disorder. C. Winter, A. Heinz Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, 2009, 1035-1040. ⸭>>​
 

Somatosensory phenomena and the role of sensorimotor circuits in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Münchau A, Thomalla G, Roessner V. Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2011 May;39(3):161-7; quiz 168-9.
 

Compensatory neural reorganization in Tourette syndrome. Jackson SR, Parkinson A, Jung J, Ryan SE, Morgan PS, Hollis C, Jackson GM Curr Biol 2011 Apr 12; 21(7):580-5. ⸬>>​
 

Structural abnormalities in the substantia nigra and neighbouring nuclei in Tourette’s syndrome. Dávila G, Berthier M, Kulisevsky J, Asenjo B, Gómez J, Lara J, Chacón S, Campos V. J Neural Transm 2010 Apr; 117(4):481-8. ⸭>>​
 

Distinct structural changes underpin clinical phenotypes in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Worbe Y, Gerardin E, Hartmann A, Valabrégue R, Chupin M, Tremblay L, Vidailhet M, Colliot O, Lehéricy S  Brain 2010 Dec; 133(Pt 12):3649-60. (full article online) ⸬>>



Multispectral brain morphometry in Tourette syndrome persisting into adulthood. Bogdan Draganski B, Martino D, Cavanna A. Brain. 2010 December; 133(12): 3661–3675. ⸬>>
 

Cerebellar morphology in Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Tobe RH, Bansal R, Xu D, Hao X, Liu J, Sanchez J, Peterson BS Ann Neurol 2010 Apr; 67(4):479-87. ⸬>>​
 

Altered amygdala functional connectivity in adult Tourette’s syndrome. Werner CJ, Stöcker T, Kellermann T, Wegener HP, Schneider F, Shah NJ, Neuner I Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2010 Nov.:S95-9. ⸬
 

White-matter abnormalities in Tourette syndrome extend beyond motor pathways. Neuner I, Kupriyanova Y, Stöcker T, Huang R, Posnansky O, Schneider F, Tittgemeyer M, Shah NJ Neuroimage 2010 Jul 1; 51(3):1184-93. ⸬>>​
 

Extrastriatal dopaminergic dysfunction in tourette syndrome. Steeves TD, Ko JH, Kideckel DM, Rusjan P, Houle S, Sandor P, Lang AE, Strafella AP Ann Neurol 2010 Feb; 67(2):170-81. ⸭  ⸬
 

Structural changes in the somatosensory system correlate with tic severity in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Thomalla G, Siebner HR, Jonas M, Bäumer T, Biermann-Ruben K, Hummel F, Gerloff C, Müller-Vahl K, Schnitzler A, Orth M, Münchau A. Brain. 2009 Mar;132(Pt 3):765-77. ⸬
 

Thinning of sensorimotor cortices in children with Tourette syndrome. Sowell ER, Kan E, Yoshii J, Thompson PM, Bansal R, Xu D, Toga AW, Peterson BS Nat Neurosci 2008 Jun; 11(6):637-9. ⸭  ⸬
 

Neuroimaging of Tourette’s syndrome. Frey KA, Albin RL. J Child Neurol 2006; 21:672—677.
Caudate volumes in childhood predict symptom severity in adults with Tourette syndrome. Bloch MH, Leckman JF, Zhu H, Peterson BS. Neurology. 2005 Oct 25;65(8):1253-8. ⸬
 

Frontocortical activity in children with comorbidity of tic disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Yordanova J, Dumais-Huber C, Rothenberger A, et al. Biol Psychiatry 1997; 41:585—594.