Association of Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder with allergic diseases in children and adolescents: a preliminary study

Yuce M., Guner S. N., Karabekiroglu K., Baykal S., Kilic M., Sancak R., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.18, no.3, pp.303-310, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.303-310
  • Keywords: Children, Tourette syndrome, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Allergy, STRESS-INDUCED ENHANCEMENT, TIC DISORDERS, ANXIETY DISORDERS, PEDIATRIC ASTHMA, PREVALENCE, RELIABILITY, COMMON, INFECTION, SCALE, COMORBIDITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the rate of allergic diseases including asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in children and adolescents diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (n:26) and/or Tourette syndrome (TS) (n:32) [OCD plus TS, n:13] compared to control subjects (n:35) [total, n:80].