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Abstract
This is the fourth yearly article in the Tourette syndrome Research Highlights series, summarizing research from 2017 relevant to Tourette syndrome (TS) and other tic disorders. The authors briefly summarize reports they consider most important or interesting. The
highlights from 2018 article is being drafted on the Authorea online authoring platform, and readers are encouraged to add references or give feedback on our selections using the comments feature on that page. After the calendar year ends, the article is submitted as the annual update for the Tics collection on F1000Research.
Introduction
This article is meant to disseminate recent scientific progress on Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS).
Methods
We searched PubMed from time to time during 2017 using the search strategy “("Tic Disorders"[MeSH] OR Tourette NOT Tourette[AU]) AND 2017[PDAT] NOT 1950:2016[PDAT]”. On 06 July 2018 this search
returned 212 citations. Colleagues also recommended articles, and we attended selected medical conferences. We selected material to be discussed in this review subjectively, guided by our judgment of possible future impact on the field.
Results