Maternal Smoking linked to a Risk for Tourette Syndrome

Posted on 9 September 2016

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Prenatal Maternal Smoking and Increased Risk for Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders

Researchers have found in a group of people they studied that smoking when pregnant was associated with an increased risk for Tourettes Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder. They suggest that there may be a pathway linking prenatal tobacco exposure and altered brain development to Tourettes Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder.
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