Full Description
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.
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
