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Show Tourette Syndrome symposium scheduled for March 7 at U of U If you know a person who exhibits ex-hibits frequent tics (for example, eye blinking, hand twitching, shoulder shrugging, frequent throat clearing, or uncontrollable vocal utterances), ut-terances), or who has difficulty focusing and paying attention in school, exhibits uncontrollable , rages, suffers from depression or ; obsessive compulsive behavior, this ' person may want to attend the Utah ; Tourette Syndrome Symposium. On Saturday, March 7, the Utah i Chapter of the Tourette Syndrome ; Association will sponsor a daylong symposium at Orson Spencer Hall on the University of Utah campus. Beginning at 9 a.m., the guest speaker for the morning session will be Dr. David Comings, director of Medical Genetics at City of Hope Hospital in Southern California, and author of the book "Tourette Syndrome Syn-drome and Human Behavior.' The afternoon will feature' Dr. Brenda Comings, a psychologist who specializes in the treatment of this complicated and misunderstood disorder. Together, these doctors work as a medical team with a large following of Tourette patients and have become experts m the diag nosis, treatment, support and education edu-cation of Tourette Syndrome. For registration information or literature on this disorder, contact TSA of Utah 295-9727 or 299-0702. 299-0702. Tourette Syndrome affects people peo-ple of all ages, but appears more noticeable in young children and adolescents. Considered a neurological neu-rological disorder, stressful or exciting ex-citing situations trigger the neurotransmitters in the brain to transmit incorrectly, thereby caus-ing caus-ing complex involuntary movements, noises and behaviors. While Tourette Syndrome sometimes leads to physical limitations, limita-tions, the greater impact seems to be psychological. Tourette victims are often misdiagnosed, suffer from rejection re-jection by their peers, are misunderstood by their parents and teachers and frequently lose the self-esteem and confidence needed to perform in school and society. ' |