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tourette syndrome case study report
tourette syndrome case study report Case 1 A 25-year-old mother of a 2-month-old infant is frantic because he seems to ignore her and her husband when they talk to him. She tells the psychiatric nurse that she is afraid that her son is mentally retarded and blames herself, saying that she must have done something […]
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tourette syndrome nursing interventions
tourette syndrome nursing interventions as follows: • Help the child cope with stressful situations. • Assist the child to focus on the child’s positive attributes. • Explain Tourette syndrome to the child and situations that increase episodes of tics. • Create a less stressful family environment for the child. • Work with the family and […]
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nursing diagnosis for tourette syndrome
nursing diagnosis for tourette syndrome as follows: • Body image disturbance related to tics • Ineffective coping skills related to increased episodes when stressed • Disturbance of self-esteem related to tics There is no specific test to diagnose Tourette’s syndrome. The diagnosis is based on your history of signs and symptoms. The criteria for the […]
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tourette syndrome treatment therapy
tourette syndrome treatment therapy • Administer: Catapres (clonidine), Haldol (haloperidol), or Orap (pimozide) • Medication is not the first course of treatment. Some of these medications can cause parkinsonian symptoms (extrapyramidal reactions), tardive dyskinesia, dry mouth, weight loss, nausea, insomnia, agitation, and photosensitivity. • Family psychotherapy • Individual psychotherapy • Goal is to increase the […]
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tourette syndrome test
tourette syndrome test There is no test that is used to diagnose a child with Tourette syndrome. The initial physiologic and developmental disorders are ruled out by conducting a • Neurologic examination • Hearing examination • Vision examination • Developmental examination Tourette syndrome is diagnosed by clinical observation and family history. The child must • […]
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tourette syndrome symptoms children
tourette syndrome symptoms children.Convulsion is a characteristic symptom of Tourette’s language. A convulsion is a sudden, repetitive, uncontrolled action or sound. Simple movement convulsions: involving a limited number of muscles • Eye blinking • Head jerking • Grunting • Obsessive actions • Hitting head • Guilt • Obscene gestures (copropraxia) • Cursing (coprolalia) From Mental […]
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tourette syndrome prognosis
tourette syndrome prognosis Episodes of involuntary movements decrease with age, and the child may become symptom-free as an adult. Children diagnosed with Tourette syndrome experience a normal life expectancy without any developmental impairment. The prognosis of Tourette’s syndrome depends largely on the severity of the disease. Most patients with Tourette’s disease are mild and do […]
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tourette syndrome causes of disorder
tourette syndrome causes of disorder The child with Tourette syndrome displays involuntary muscle movements and vocal sounds that occur gradually between 2 and 15 years of age. Muscle movements are commonly referred to as motor tics and can affect any part of the body. Vocal sounds are called vocal tics and may involve inappropriate words. […]
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