Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (Tourette's syndrome) (zheel dĕ la toor-et) n. a condition characterized by multiple tics, both motor tics (e.g. eye rolling, arm movements) and vocal tics (e.g. grunts and, in a minority of patients, involuntary obscene speech), for at least one year. The condition usually starts in childhood and commonly improves with age. [ G. Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French neurologist]
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