Famous People With Tourette's
Tourette's syndrome is known by many names. Some simply refer
to it as Tourette's or TS and some call it Gilles de la Tourette
syndrome or GTS. All these terms are documented and defined in
Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder which is mostly
genetic. The earliest symptoms become obvious when one is an infant
and steadily the symptoms may grow worse. The exact cause of the
condition is not known and numerous research and studies have
failed to infer which gene causes the disorder or is responsible
of carrying the problem to one's progeny.
List of Famous People with Tourette's
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Many famous people have had Tourette's syndrome and that explains
the common occurrence of the condition and the absence of any
correlation of the disorder with factors that may make some people
more vulnerable to it than others.
Howard Hughes, one of the greatest Americans of the 20th century
had Tourette's syndrome. The wealthy man, innovator and entrepreneur
who also made movies and was an eccentric man, had all the privileges
in his life and yet he suffered from the condition. It is said
that he had Tourette's syndrome throughout his life until his
Bend It Like
David Beckham (pictured top) also has the both Tourette's syndrome
and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The severity of his obsessive
compulsive disorder is rare, while the severity of his Tourette's
is still a mystery. In regard to OCD, he is obsessed with cleanliness
which many famous people with this condition are but he has many
other fixations such as everything has to be kept in pair and
anything that is not normal or what is supposed to be should be
addressed right away to avoid conflict.
There were and are many famous people with Tourette's syndrome
such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tim Howard, Howie Mandel, Marc
Summers, Dan Ackroyd, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Michael Wolff, Dash
Mihok and Jim Eisenreich among others.
Nature versus Nurture
Environmental factors can also cause Tourette's syndrome but
it is mostly congenital. A person having the condition has a 50-percent
likelihood of passing on the disorder to his or her kids.
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Tourette's syndrome used to be considered as a bizarre disease
before science elaborately explained what it is, what the symptoms
are and what steps one can take to regulate the symptoms. The
physical and vocal tics that are associated with the condition
are among the first noticeable symptoms one can spot.
Tourette's syndrome is often interlaced with obsessive compulsive
disorders of various types and it has nothing to do with a particular
demographic, lifestyle, education or financial status.