Altered Attribution of Intention in Tourette's Syndrome

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2010 Summer;22(3):348-51. doi: 10.1176/jnp.2010.22.3.348.

Abstract

Core symptoms of Tourette's syndrome are assumed to result from inhibitory dysfunction, which could also impair theory of mind. Here the authors report evidence for theory of minddifficulties: patients exhibit deficits in recognizing faux pas and understanding intentionality.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intention*
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Theory of Mind*
  • Tourette Syndrome / psychology*