%0 Journal Article
%T Possible Role of Repetitive Practice of Activities Requiring Reflexive Responses in the Treatment of Tourette¡¯s Disorder
%A Huei-Shyong Wang
%A Meng-Fai Kuo
%A Jeremy S. Stern
%J Chang Gung Medical Journal
%D 2011
%I 
%X We report 2 boys, 11 and 7 years old, whose Tourette¡¯s disorder improved significantlyafter a period of repeated, sustained practice of activities requiring reflexive responses Oneboy engaged in physical exercise including hand-eye co-ordination (table tennis for 6 hoursevery weekday) and the other learned foreign languages (5 languages within 3 years). Ticsmay be thought of as a kind of overflow of energy, and excessive energy consumption withphysical or mental exercise may improve the motor disorder and associated comorbidities.However, the exercise may require a quick, reflexive response to visual or verbal stimuli.
%K exercise therapy
%K tic
%K tic disorder
%K Tourette¡¯s disorder
%U http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/cgmj/3406/340612.pdf