Tourette syndrome can be treated with deep brain stimulation

A small randomised and double-blinded study of 5 adults with Tourette syndrome (TS) suggests that the tic frequency and severity of some TS patients can be reduced by a technique called deep brain stimulation ( DBS) that has shown success for Parkinson’s and dystonia - sending electric impulses to specific parts of the brain.


Source: "Prospective randomized double-blind trial of bilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation in adults with Tourette syndrome" Journal of Neurosurgery
November 2007 Volume 107, Number 5 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.107.5.1004