Infection and interleukin in Tourette syndrome / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of both multiple motor and vocal tics. The pathogenesis is obscure . Infection and the immunologic abnormality after infection may be associated with this disease.The major study is about streptococcal infection. Interleukin may play an important role. Morever, some studies indicate that Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is related to the Tourette syndrome.