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[Stephen Black]

On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, us wrote:

> BaChompX at aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know if this is related to the topic of this page but if anyone here
> > has any info on Terets Syndrome I would be very greatful if you would help me
> > out. I am doing a report on the disorder and am having trouble finding
> > information on it. If anyone could send me a URL or a web site I would be
> > much abliged.

> Isn't that "Turette's" syndrome?  Perhaps a different spelling would
> yield a more successful search.
> 

Actually, that's "Gilles de la Tourette syndrome" (often abbreviated to
"Tourette syndrome".  Oliver Sacks has a remarkable case history of the 
disorder in his book _The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other 
clinical tales [see Witty Ticcy Ray"].

-Stephen
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