Structural Connectivity in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

Ana B Chelse; Joanna S Blackburn

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-4-1

Structural Connectivity in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 29 (2015): Issue 4

By: Ana B Chelse and Joanna S Blackburn

Open Access

|Apr 2015

Abstract

Investigators from Centre de Reference National Maladie Rare ‘Syndrome Gilles de la Tourette’ and Sorbonne University report white matter abnormalities in the pathways connecting the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus in a group of 49 adults with Tourette syndrome (TS).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-4-1 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 26 - 26

Submitted on: Apr 17, 2015

Accepted on: Apr 26, 2015

Published on: Apr 29, 2015

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome,

Cortico-Basal Ganglia Networks,

Structural Connectivity,

Tractography

© 2015 Ana B Chelse, Joanna S Blackburn, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 29 (2015): Issue 4