Epilepsy, Tics, and Tourette's

Abnormal lateralization of fine motor actions in Tourette syndrome persists into adulthood  D. Martino et al., PLoS One, July 2017

Association between childhood-onset epilepsy and amyloid burden 5 decades later  J. Joutsa et al., JAMA Neurology, May 2017

Brain structure in pediatric Tourette syndrome  D.J. Greene et al., Molecular Psychiatry, July 2017

Brief clinical screening for academic underachievement in new-onset childhood epilepsy: Utility and longitudinal results  D. Almane et al., Epilepsy & Behavior, February 2015

Cortical and subcortical brain alterations in juvenile absence epilepsy  M. Tondelli et al., Neuroimage, July 2016

Differences in memory functioning between children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or focal epilepsy  S.E. Lee et al., Child Neuropsychology, August 2016

Disruptions in cortico-subcortical covariance networks associated with anxiety in new-onset childhood epilepsy  C. Garcia-Ramos et al., Neuroimage, October 2016

Effects of age on motor excitability measures from children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome  S.E. Pépés et al., Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, June 2016

The effects of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders on quality of life across the lifespan: A systematic review  J. Evans et al., European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, September 2016

Epilepsy, comorbid conditions in Canadian children: Analysis of cross-sectional data from cycle 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth  A.N. Prasad et al., Seizure, November 2014

Factors impacting the quality of peer relationships of youth with Tourette's syndrome  D. O'Hare et al., BMC Psychology, September 2015

Heritability of tic disorders: A twin-family study  N.R. Zilhão et al., Psychological Medicine, April 2017

"I swear it is Tourette's!": On functional coprolalia and other tic-like vocalizations  C. Ganos et al., Psychiatry Research, December 2016

Impact of gender, age at onset, and lifetime tic disorders on the clinical presentation and comorbidity pattern of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents  C. Tanidir et al., Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, June 2015

Improving understanding, promoting social inclusion, and fostering empowerment related to epilepsy: Epilepsy Foundation public awareness campaigns--2001 through 2013  P. Price et al., Epilepsy & Behavior, March 2015

Knowledge and information needs of young people with epilepsy and their parents: Mixed-method systematic review  S.A. Lewis et al., BMC Pediatrics, December 2010

Living with tics: Reduced impairment and improved quality of life for youth with chronic tic disorders  J.F. McGuire et al., Psychiatry Research, February 2015

Metrics of brain network architecture capture the impact of disease in children with epilepsy  M.J. Paldino et al., Neuroimage, December 2016

Refractory status epilepticus in children: Intention to treat with continuous infusions of midazolam and pentobarbital  R.C. Tasker et al., Pediatric Critical Care Medicine , October 2016

Revisiting the co-existence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and chronic tic disorder in childhood-The case of colour discrimination, sustained attention and interference control  H. Uebel-von Sandersleben et al., PLoS One, June 2017

Risk factors for comorbid psychopathology in youth with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures  S. Plioplys et al., Seizure, May 2016

The role of executive functioning in memory performance in pediatric focal epilepsy  L.N. Sepeta et al., Epilepsia, February 2017

The role of executive functioning in quality of life in pediatric intractable epilepsy  C.E. Love et al., Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2016

The role of parental perceptions of tic frequency and intensity in predicting tic-related functional impairment in youth with chronic tic disorders  F.M. Espil et al., Child Psychiatry and Human Development, December 2014

Seizures in children with cerebral palsy and white matter injury  M.S. Cooper et al., Pediatrics, March 2017

Self-management interventions in pediatric epilepsy: What is the level of evidence?  J.L. Wagner et al., Epilepsia, May 2017

Suicidal ideation in youth with tic disorders  C. Johnco et al., Journal of Affective Disorders, August 2016

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents with chronic tic disorders  E.A. Storch et al., Depression and Anxiety, October 2015

Three- and four-dimensional mapping of speech and language in patients with epilepsy  Y. Nakai et al., Brain, May 2017

Tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Phenomenology and treatment outcome in the Pediatric OCD Treatment Study II  F.M. Espil et al., Child Psychiatry and Human Development, December 2014

Validating the shortened Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy Questionnaire (QOLCE-55) in a sample of children with drug-resistant epilepsy  L. Conway et al., Epilepsia, April 2017

When is Tourette syndrome actually autism?  HealthDay, June 2017

With help, teens can manage epilepsy  J. Calmes, Shots: Health News from NPR, November 29, 2011