ESSTS
@essts.bsky.social
European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome.
Working alongside with world's leading experts for the global awareness, research & treatment of TS.
Working alongside with world's leading experts for the global awareness, research & treatment of TS.
Finally on PubMed! 🔗
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2024
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41142961/
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2024
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41142961/
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2024 - PubMed
We summarize research reports from 2024 relevant to Tourette syndrome, which the authors consider the most important or interesting. This working draft aims to submit this content for publication around the beginning of 2025 in the yearly Tourette Syndrome Research Highlights series on F1000Research …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Finally on PubMed! 🔗
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2024
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41142961/
Tourette syndrome research highlights from 2024
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41142961/
"Tic Disorder Symptoms and Acquired Brain Injury"
Dr Laavanya Damodaran believes that robust assessments, investigations, treatments and detailed recording of these ABI cases with a longitudinal follow-up study design, might shed more light into this intriguing topic.
www.essts.org/news/tic-dis...
Dr Laavanya Damodaran believes that robust assessments, investigations, treatments and detailed recording of these ABI cases with a longitudinal follow-up study design, might shed more light into this intriguing topic.
www.essts.org/news/tic-dis...
ESSTS | Webinars | Tic Disorder Symptoms and Acquired Brain Injury
Shedding light into an intriguing topic By Natalia Szejko
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October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Tic Disorder Symptoms and Acquired Brain Injury"
Dr Laavanya Damodaran believes that robust assessments, investigations, treatments and detailed recording of these ABI cases with a longitudinal follow-up study design, might shed more light into this intriguing topic.
www.essts.org/news/tic-dis...
Dr Laavanya Damodaran believes that robust assessments, investigations, treatments and detailed recording of these ABI cases with a longitudinal follow-up study design, might shed more light into this intriguing topic.
www.essts.org/news/tic-dis...
"Physical exercise and tic disorders"
Dr Tara Murphy discusses the few studies which investigate the relationship between physical exercise and tic disorders, considering as well the potential implications on commonly co-occurring conditions.
www.essts.org/news/physica...
Dr Tara Murphy discusses the few studies which investigate the relationship between physical exercise and tic disorders, considering as well the potential implications on commonly co-occurring conditions.
www.essts.org/news/physica...
ESSTS | Webinars | Physical exercise and tic disorders
This webinar discusses the few studies which investigate the relationship between physical exercise and tic disorders, also considering the potential implications on commonly co-occurring conditions. ...
www.essts.org
August 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Physical exercise and tic disorders"
Dr Tara Murphy discusses the few studies which investigate the relationship between physical exercise and tic disorders, considering as well the potential implications on commonly co-occurring conditions.
www.essts.org/news/physica...
Dr Tara Murphy discusses the few studies which investigate the relationship between physical exercise and tic disorders, considering as well the potential implications on commonly co-occurring conditions.
www.essts.org/news/physica...
"Bridging perspectives: navigating Tourette syndrome and OCD", by the SickKids Tics and Tourette Clinic and the Tourette OCD Alberta Network, this symposium brings together physicians, allied health professionals and people with lived experience with TS and/or OCD.
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Bridging Perspectives: Navigating Tourette Syndrome and OCD
This workshop brings together physicians, allied health professionals and people with lived experience with Tourette syndrome and/or OCD.
www.eventbrite.ca
August 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Bridging perspectives: navigating Tourette syndrome and OCD", by the SickKids Tics and Tourette Clinic and the Tourette OCD Alberta Network, this symposium brings together physicians, allied health professionals and people with lived experience with TS and/or OCD.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-p...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-p...
A paper fresh off the press from France 🇫🇷 about the –alas still difficult– diagnostic and therapeutic journey of individuals with TS.
Hopefully some food for thought and, more importantly, action:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40234118/
Hopefully some food for thought and, more importantly, action:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40234118/
The diagnostic and therapeutic journey of Tourette syndrome: Thematic analysis of the difficulties experienced by parents of patients - PubMed
Our study sheds light on how the parents of children with TS experience the diagnostic and therapeutic journey. By highlighting recurrent themes experienced by families, we hope that the results will ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
April 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A paper fresh off the press from France 🇫🇷 about the –alas still difficult– diagnostic and therapeutic journey of individuals with TS.
Hopefully some food for thought and, more importantly, action:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40234118/
Hopefully some food for thought and, more importantly, action:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40234118/
We are bearing exciting news; please meet the Mary Robertson Travel Grant winners for 2025!
(in alphabetical order)
-Lilian Ebner, USA
-Simon Morand-Beaulieu, Canada
-Katarzyna Rylska, Poland
-Katharina Schindlbeck, Germany
#ESSTS2025 🇬🇷 🦉 ☀️
www.essts.org/news/the-mar...
(in alphabetical order)
-Lilian Ebner, USA
-Simon Morand-Beaulieu, Canada
-Katarzyna Rylska, Poland
-Katharina Schindlbeck, Germany
#ESSTS2025 🇬🇷 🦉 ☀️
www.essts.org/news/the-mar...
ESSTS | Meetings | The Mary Robertson Travel Grants 2025
Habemus winners! By the ESSTS Board
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March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are bearing exciting news; please meet the Mary Robertson Travel Grant winners for 2025!
(in alphabetical order)
-Lilian Ebner, USA
-Simon Morand-Beaulieu, Canada
-Katarzyna Rylska, Poland
-Katharina Schindlbeck, Germany
#ESSTS2025 🇬🇷 🦉 ☀️
www.essts.org/news/the-mar...
(in alphabetical order)
-Lilian Ebner, USA
-Simon Morand-Beaulieu, Canada
-Katarzyna Rylska, Poland
-Katharina Schindlbeck, Germany
#ESSTS2025 🇬🇷 🦉 ☀️
www.essts.org/news/the-mar...
Median nerve stimulation in tic disorders.
A long-awaited episode 🎧 with Professor Stephen Jackson and Dr Bàrbara Morera, from the University of Nottingham and Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
www.essts.org/news/episode...
A long-awaited episode 🎧 with Professor Stephen Jackson and Dr Bàrbara Morera, from the University of Nottingham and Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
www.essts.org/news/episode...
ESSTS | Podcasts | Episode 8: Median nerve stimulation in tic disorders
A long-awaited episode with Professor Stephen Jackson and Dr Barbara Morera from the University of Nottingham and Neurotherapeutics Ltd. By Christelle Nilles
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March 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Median nerve stimulation in tic disorders.
A long-awaited episode 🎧 with Professor Stephen Jackson and Dr Bàrbara Morera, from the University of Nottingham and Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
www.essts.org/news/episode...
A long-awaited episode 🎧 with Professor Stephen Jackson and Dr Bàrbara Morera, from the University of Nottingham and Neurotherapeutics Ltd.
www.essts.org/news/episode...
Athens 2025, don't miss the 🕊️ early bird! ≈5 days to go!
(Includes virtual attendance)
www.essts.org/registration
(Includes virtual attendance)
www.essts.org/registration
March 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Athens 2025, don't miss the 🕊️ early bird! ≈5 days to go!
(Includes virtual attendance)
www.essts.org/registration
(Includes virtual attendance)
www.essts.org/registration
📢 Update!
Athens 2025 | New submission deadline for clinical cases: Sunday, 16 March 2025 midnight 🦉 PDT
www.essts.org/registration...
Athens 2025 | New submission deadline for clinical cases: Sunday, 16 March 2025 midnight 🦉 PDT
www.essts.org/registration...
February 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📢 Update!
Athens 2025 | New submission deadline for clinical cases: Sunday, 16 March 2025 midnight 🦉 PDT
www.essts.org/registration...
Athens 2025 | New submission deadline for clinical cases: Sunday, 16 March 2025 midnight 🦉 PDT
www.essts.org/registration...
New webinar available: "Language and social communication in children with Tourette syndrome."
Natalia Szejko's guest is Dr Angela Feehan, speech-language pathologist and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary.
www.essts.org/news/languag...
Natalia Szejko's guest is Dr Angela Feehan, speech-language pathologist and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary.
www.essts.org/news/languag...
ESSTS | Webinars | Language and social communication in children with Tourette syndrome
Webinar by Dr Angela Feehan, speech-language pathologist and postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary By Natalia Szejko
www.essts.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New webinar available: "Language and social communication in children with Tourette syndrome."
Natalia Szejko's guest is Dr Angela Feehan, speech-language pathologist and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary.
www.essts.org/news/languag...
Natalia Szejko's guest is Dr Angela Feehan, speech-language pathologist and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Calgary.
www.essts.org/news/languag...
If you are joining us in Athens🦉☀️ this May, consider these 2 events:
-TS-school 2025 (in English), half-day intense training course on TS for professionals
www.essts.org/news/ts-scho...
-"Tics & Tourette syndrome at school" seminar (in Greek), for teachers & educators
www.essts.org/news/athens-...
-TS-school 2025 (in English), half-day intense training course on TS for professionals
www.essts.org/news/ts-scho...
-"Tics & Tourette syndrome at school" seminar (in Greek), for teachers & educators
www.essts.org/news/athens-...
February 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
If you are joining us in Athens🦉☀️ this May, consider these 2 events:
-TS-school 2025 (in English), half-day intense training course on TS for professionals
www.essts.org/news/ts-scho...
-"Tics & Tourette syndrome at school" seminar (in Greek), for teachers & educators
www.essts.org/news/athens-...
-TS-school 2025 (in English), half-day intense training course on TS for professionals
www.essts.org/news/ts-scho...
-"Tics & Tourette syndrome at school" seminar (in Greek), for teachers & educators
www.essts.org/news/athens-...
Even if "it's all Greek to us"...we applaud Christina Batagia for her commitment and perseverance in founding Tourette Greece, (tourette.gr) our proud partners in the #Athens2025 ESSTS Conference!
Special thanks to Tics and Tourette Across the Globe for their continuous guidance and mentoring!
Special thanks to Tics and Tourette Across the Globe for their continuous guidance and mentoring!
February 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Even if "it's all Greek to us"...we applaud Christina Batagia for her commitment and perseverance in founding Tourette Greece, (tourette.gr) our proud partners in the #Athens2025 ESSTS Conference!
Special thanks to Tics and Tourette Across the Globe for their continuous guidance and mentoring!
Special thanks to Tics and Tourette Across the Globe for their continuous guidance and mentoring!
First webinar of the year!
Natalia Szejko's guest is Carina Robert, neuroscientist and researcher from the University of Lübeck, who presents the article “Slips of the tongue in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome”.
www.essts.org/news/slips-o...
Natalia Szejko's guest is Carina Robert, neuroscientist and researcher from the University of Lübeck, who presents the article “Slips of the tongue in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome”.
www.essts.org/news/slips-o...
ESSTS | Webinars | Slips of the tongue in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Vocal tics remain largely unexplored, although speech production itself requires a high degree of cognitive control. Particularly coprolalia, the utterance of taboo words that are normally suppressed ...
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January 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
First webinar of the year!
Natalia Szejko's guest is Carina Robert, neuroscientist and researcher from the University of Lübeck, who presents the article “Slips of the tongue in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome”.
www.essts.org/news/slips-o...
Natalia Szejko's guest is Carina Robert, neuroscientist and researcher from the University of Lübeck, who presents the article “Slips of the tongue in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome”.
www.essts.org/news/slips-o...
Happy New Year from Athens!
The countdown has begun; Eugenides Foundation we will meet again in May! #TouretteConference
Wishing you all a year of health, peace and joy. ✨
The countdown has begun; Eugenides Foundation we will meet again in May! #TouretteConference
Wishing you all a year of health, peace and joy. ✨
January 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy New Year from Athens!
The countdown has begun; Eugenides Foundation we will meet again in May! #TouretteConference
Wishing you all a year of health, peace and joy. ✨
The countdown has begun; Eugenides Foundation we will meet again in May! #TouretteConference
Wishing you all a year of health, peace and joy. ✨
The last 2 "Gilles is in the air" episodes 🎧 of the year:
-"Symptom severity and health impacts of functional tic-like behaviours in youth", with Lindsay Berg
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in pregnancy", with Dr Anna Castrioto
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Symptom severity and health impacts of functional tic-like behaviours in youth", with Lindsay Berg
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in pregnancy", with Dr Anna Castrioto
www.essts.org/news/episode...
December 19, 2024 at 10:16 PM
The last 2 "Gilles is in the air" episodes 🎧 of the year:
-"Symptom severity and health impacts of functional tic-like behaviours in youth", with Lindsay Berg
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in pregnancy", with Dr Anna Castrioto
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Symptom severity and health impacts of functional tic-like behaviours in youth", with Lindsay Berg
www.essts.org/news/episode...
-"Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in pregnancy", with Dr Anna Castrioto
www.essts.org/news/episode...
Bearing webinars & podcasts (next in line!) 🎁
-Stereotypies and/or tics?
With Dr Andrea E. Cavanna
www.essts.org/news/stereot...
-Secondary tics?
With Dr Alex Medina Escobar
www.essts.org/news/seconda...
@Natalia Szejko Thank you for 🧑🎄 🛷 ➡️ webinars!
-Stereotypies and/or tics?
With Dr Andrea E. Cavanna
www.essts.org/news/stereot...
-Secondary tics?
With Dr Alex Medina Escobar
www.essts.org/news/seconda...
@Natalia Szejko Thank you for 🧑🎄 🛷 ➡️ webinars!
December 9, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Bearing webinars & podcasts (next in line!) 🎁
-Stereotypies and/or tics?
With Dr Andrea E. Cavanna
www.essts.org/news/stereot...
-Secondary tics?
With Dr Alex Medina Escobar
www.essts.org/news/seconda...
@Natalia Szejko Thank you for 🧑🎄 🛷 ➡️ webinars!
-Stereotypies and/or tics?
With Dr Andrea E. Cavanna
www.essts.org/news/stereot...
-Secondary tics?
With Dr Alex Medina Escobar
www.essts.org/news/seconda...
@Natalia Szejko Thank you for 🧑🎄 🛷 ➡️ webinars!
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM
#StretchYourLegs vol.III
🇫🇷➡️🇮🇹= ✅
Are you joining us in Varese?
✈️🚂🛵
Send us a photo from where your journey begins...
@SimonMBeaulieu
@ChristelleNlls @Natalia99510427 @AnnetHeijerman @Seonaidanderso2 @TTAGpatients @KJBinSTL
@TGD_Information
🇫🇷➡️🇮🇹= ✅
Are you joining us in Varese?
✈️🚂🛵
Send us a photo from where your journey begins...
@SimonMBeaulieu
@ChristelleNlls @Natalia99510427 @AnnetHeijerman @Seonaidanderso2 @TTAGpatients @KJBinSTL
@TGD_Information
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM
#StretchYourLegs vol.III
🇫🇷➡️🇮🇹= ✅
Are you joining us in Varese?
✈️🚂🛵
Send us a photo from where your journey begins...
@SimonMBeaulieu
@ChristelleNlls @Natalia99510427 @AnnetHeijerman @Seonaidanderso2 @TTAGpatients @KJBinSTL
@TGD_Information
🇫🇷➡️🇮🇹= ✅
Are you joining us in Varese?
✈️🚂🛵
Send us a photo from where your journey begins...
@SimonMBeaulieu
@ChristelleNlls @Natalia99510427 @AnnetHeijerman @Seonaidanderso2 @TTAGpatients @KJBinSTL
@TGD_Information
A heartfelt tribute to the legendary Professor Mary Robertson whose birthday is marked as International Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day.
Thank you Mary for your contribution to the TS community!
And to quote Paul Stevenson @geniuswithinCIC :
#LetsMoveBeyond
@TTAGpatients
Thank you Mary for your contribution to the TS community!
And to quote Paul Stevenson @geniuswithinCIC :
#LetsMoveBeyond
@TTAGpatients
December 6, 2024 at 2:27 PM
A heartfelt tribute to the legendary Professor Mary Robertson whose birthday is marked as International Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day.
Thank you Mary for your contribution to the TS community!
And to quote Paul Stevenson @geniuswithinCIC :
#LetsMoveBeyond
@TTAGpatients
Thank you Mary for your contribution to the TS community!
And to quote Paul Stevenson @geniuswithinCIC :
#LetsMoveBeyond
@TTAGpatients
We are a stone's throw from #TouretteWorldStage; 1 week to go!
Malpensa airport 🚉> Varese instructions and other FAQs:🇮🇹🛵
essts.org/i-have-a-quest…
Malpensa airport 🚉> Varese instructions and other FAQs:🇮🇹🛵
essts.org/i-have-a-quest…
Where? When? How ?
Benvenuti a Malpensa! How do I reach the city of Varese? Where is Villa Panza? What about "Best of" voting? Want to obtain a CME certificate? We've got you covered!
www.essts.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
We are a stone's throw from #TouretteWorldStage; 1 week to go!
Malpensa airport 🚉> Varese instructions and other FAQs:🇮🇹🛵
essts.org/i-have-a-quest…
Malpensa airport 🚉> Varese instructions and other FAQs:🇮🇹🛵
essts.org/i-have-a-quest…
Hot off the press!
#TouretteWorldStage #Varese2024
Remember: registration for the social event at Villa Panza ends tomorrow at midnight PT.@tic
essts.org/registration#r…
#TouretteWorldStage #Varese2024
Remember: registration for the social event at Villa Panza ends tomorrow at midnight PT.@tic
essts.org/registration#r…
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Hot off the press!
#TouretteWorldStage #Varese2024
Remember: registration for the social event at Villa Panza ends tomorrow at midnight PT.@tic
essts.org/registration#r…
#TouretteWorldStage #Varese2024
Remember: registration for the social event at Villa Panza ends tomorrow at midnight PT.@tic
essts.org/registration#r…
"Gilles is in the air" 🎙️episode IV
@ChristelleNlls talks to Professor @MataixCols about his very important article “Early-Life and Family Risk Factors for Tic Disorder Persistence into Adulthood”, published in Movement Disorders in 2023.
essts.org/news/episode-4…
@ChristelleNlls talks to Professor @MataixCols about his very important article “Early-Life and Family Risk Factors for Tic Disorder Persistence into Adulthood”, published in Movement Disorders in 2023.
essts.org/news/episode-4…
ESSTS | Podcasts | Episode 4: Early-Life and Family Risk Factors for Tic Disorder Persistence into Adulthood Description
"Gilles is in the air", IV By Christelle Nilles
www.essts.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:26 PM
"Gilles is in the air" 🎙️episode IV
@ChristelleNlls talks to Professor @MataixCols about his very important article “Early-Life and Family Risk Factors for Tic Disorder Persistence into Adulthood”, published in Movement Disorders in 2023.
essts.org/news/episode-4…
@ChristelleNlls talks to Professor @MataixCols about his very important article “Early-Life and Family Risk Factors for Tic Disorder Persistence into Adulthood”, published in Movement Disorders in 2023.
essts.org/news/episode-4…