TY - JOUR
T1 - Electro-Myo-Stimulation Induced Tic Exacerbation - Increased Tendencies for the Formation of Perception-Action Links in Tourette Syndrome
AU - Weissbach, Anne
AU - Kleimaker, Maximilian
AU - Bäumer, Tobias
AU - Beste, Christian
AU - Münchau, Alexander
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/10/8
Y1 - 2020/10/8
N2 - Background: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder defined by motor and phonic tics. Sensory stimuli can trigger tics, which suggests that GTS is a disorder of perception-action processing rather than a pure motor disorder. Case report: We describe a GTS patient that developed exacerbation of tics after transcutaneous electro-myo-stimulation (YGTSS pre-EMS 27/100, post-EMS 69/100). Discussion: If behaviorally irrelevant stimuli exacerbate tics, there might be a high readiness of the motor system to respond to any stimulus in these patients. In addition to tighter binding between previously established perception-action links, the likelihood for the formation of automatic perception-action links might also be higher in GTS.
AB - Background: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder defined by motor and phonic tics. Sensory stimuli can trigger tics, which suggests that GTS is a disorder of perception-action processing rather than a pure motor disorder. Case report: We describe a GTS patient that developed exacerbation of tics after transcutaneous electro-myo-stimulation (YGTSS pre-EMS 27/100, post-EMS 69/100). Discussion: If behaviorally irrelevant stimuli exacerbate tics, there might be a high readiness of the motor system to respond to any stimulus in these patients. In addition to tighter binding between previously established perception-action links, the likelihood for the formation of automatic perception-action links might also be higher in GTS.
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U2 - 10.5334/tohm.547
DO - 10.5334/tohm.547
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 33101767
AN - SCOPUS:85094646335
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 3
JO - Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
JF - Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
SN - 2160-8288
M1 - 41
ER -