Fans of singer Lewis Capaldi helped him finish a song at a concert in Germany this week, after symptoms of his Tourette syndrome suddenly flared up. So, what is Tourette syndrome?
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Functional neurological disorder – not Tourette’s – is at the root of the post-pandemic tic problem.
We don’t laugh at people with bipolar disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder, so why is it OK to laugh at people with Tourette’s?
Singer Bilie Eilish has spoken about her Tourette’s. We need more people like her to speak out.
There’s more to Tourette syndrome than swearing and shouting. Over the last several years, many life-altering treatments of this tic disorder have become available to patients and their families.
A sufficiently talented brainjacker could one day influence the behaviour of a person in worrying ways.
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