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A brief history of the European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome

Issue title: Researching Tourette syndrome in Europe

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rickards, Hugh | Paschou, Peristera | Rizzo, Renata | Stern, Jeremy S.

Affiliations: Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK | Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Thrace, Greece | Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, Catania University, Catania, Italy | Department of Neurology, St. George's University of London, London, UK

Note: [] Corresponding author: Dr. Hugh Rickards, Department of Neuropsychiatry, National Centre for Mental, Health Birmingham, 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2FG. UK. Tel.: +44 121 301 2290; Fax: +44 121 301 2291; E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords: Tourette syndrome, tics, Europe, research, European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome

DOI: 10.3233/BEN-120287

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 3-5, 2013

Received 23 November 2012
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Accepted 23 November 2012
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Published: 2013
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Abstract

The European Society for the Study of Tourette syndrome (ESSTS) was established in Denmark in 2000 by Mary Robertson and Anne Korsgaard. The aims of the organisation are to foster research activity and raise awareness of Tourette syndrome throughout Europe. The organisation went into abeyance in 2002 but was resurrected in 2007 in Bari, Italy. Since that time ESSTS has grown and prospered. We have established elected officers and a constitution. We have successfully applied for three large scale European research grants and have members throughout the European Union. We have held yearly meetings across Europe including two training schools and we have developed successful alliances with patient support groups. ESSTS has developed and published the first European guidelines on assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Tourette syndrome.

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