22 min

Ep. 91: What are tics and how to treat them eanCast: Weekly Neurology

    • Natural Sciences

Moderator: Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey)

Guest: Christos Ganos (Berlin, Germany)

Yildiz Degirmenci hosts a discussion with Christos Ganos, a movement disorder specialist, about ticks and Tourette syndrome. They delve into the definition of ticks, discuss diagnostic criteria, and differentiate between primary and functional tic disorders. The conversation also covers treatment options, including psychoeducation, psychological interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy, pharmacological treatments such as antipsychotics, and invasive neuromodulation methods.

Moderator: Yildiz Degirmenci (Istanbul, Turkey)

Guest: Christos Ganos (Berlin, Germany)

Yildiz Degirmenci hosts a discussion with Christos Ganos, a movement disorder specialist, about ticks and Tourette syndrome. They delve into the definition of ticks, discuss diagnostic criteria, and differentiate between primary and functional tic disorders. The conversation also covers treatment options, including psychoeducation, psychological interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy, pharmacological treatments such as antipsychotics, and invasive neuromodulation methods.

22 min