Tourette's syndrome: from demonic possession and psychoanalysis to the discovery of gene

In this paper we make a brief historical review of the hypothesis concerning the etiology of Tourette's syndrome (TS), focusing on varying trends over time: at first, its presumed relation to witchcraft and demonic possessions, followed by the psychoanalytical theory, which attributed TS to a m...

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Main Authors: Francisco M.B. Germiniani, Anna Paula P. Miranda, Peter Ferenczy, Renato P. Munhoz, Hélio A.G. Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2012-07-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2012000700014&lng=en&tlng=en