Table of Contents

Introduction; Clinical Characteristics of TS & its Impact on Quality of Life (QOL); Genetic Factors for Tourette's Syndrome; Update of Linkage/Association Studies; Progress for the Analysis of Chromosomal Abnormalities; Environmental Triggers in Tourette's Syndrome; Food Chain & TS; Psychosocial Stress & TS; Changes for Life Style & TS; Challenges for Future Genetic Study of TS; Association versus Linkage: The Right Choice for Future Study; Candidate Genes versus Genome-Wide Approach; Summary & Remarks; Index.