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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Comorbidities and Disease Duration in Tourette Syndrome: Impact on Cognition and Quality of Life of Children.

Giulia Conte, Carola Costanza, Maria Novelli, Veronica Scarselli, Elena Arigliani, Francesca Valente, Valentina Baglioni, Arianna Terrinoni, Flavia Chiarotti, Francesco Cardona

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Giulia ConteChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3497-0414
Carola CostanzaDepartment of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9200-2772
Maria NovelliChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4451-3388
Veronica ScarselliChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5473-0656
Elena AriglianiChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Francesca ValenteChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7426-8905
Valentina BaglioniChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5010-8162
Arianna TerrinoniChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Flavia ChiarottiCenter for Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0084-6914
Francesco CardonaChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2050-632X
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto Superiore di Sanità · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive functions represent foundational factors for mental health and quality of life (QoL). In Tourette syndrome (TS), psychiatric comorbidities are common and have been inconsistently reported to affect the cognition and QoL of patients, while the role of tic disorder duration has not been yet explored.

methodsTo examine how comorbidities and TS duration may influence cognition and QoL,

resultsDepression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms accounted for poorer cognitive performance. Anxiety oppositely predicted better cognitive performance, while no significant role for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) was observed. Disease duration was associated with lower total IQ, verbal reasoning, and working memory abilities. Depression, anxiety, and TS duration also deeply influenced QoL measures.

conclusionsTS common comorbidities have a differential impact on the cognitive abilities of children and adolescents, which translates into a complex influence on their perceived QoL. A longer clinical history of tics was related to worse cognitive outcomes, which prompts further consideration of disease duration in both clinical and research settings involving children and adolescents.

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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)cognitioncognitive profilecomorbiditiesdepressiondisease durationemotional dysregulationobsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)quality of lifeTourette syndrome

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