Tourette Syndrome
Condition Description
It is a complex Neurobehavioral disorder which has motor and vocal tics. It begins in childhood.
Common Symptoms
- Mild to severe debilitating tics
- Behavioral issues
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Attention Deficit (ADD)
- Hyperactivity
Underlying Causes
- Food Allergy
- yeast Overgrowth
- Nutritional deficiencies
- chronic Streptococcal infection
- Neurotransmitters’ imbalance
Traditional Approach
- Symptomatic
- Assuring family that it will resolve by adulthood
- Medicines like Clonidine, Guanfacine, Clonazepam, Risperidone etc.
- For ADHD component : Methylphenidate, Dextroamphatamine etc
EHAC Approach
It depends upon the cause.
- Look for food allergy and treat
- Look for Yeast Overgrowth and treat with antifungal medicine and immunotherapy
- Identify nutritional deficiencies especially minerals
- Chronic Streptococcal infection like chronic tonsillitis: if strept is found to be the culprit, tonsillectomy may be indicated
- Check for Neurotransmitters’ imbalance and treat nutritionally or targeted therapy with appropriate medicines
Success Stories
Condition Treated:
Tourette Syndrome
Symptoms:
Tourette’s syndrome, nasal allergies, vocal tics, “allergic salute”
Initials:
M. S.
Age:
6 years male
Story:
M. developed vocal tics in August 2000 and also displayed the allergic salute. A pediatric neurologist wanted to put M. on Haldol to stop the tics. We researched and found Dr. Sultan. M. was tested for allergies and we also took him off dairy products. Within 1 week his tics had diminished by 75%! M. still “tics” occasionally, but unless you asked him, you’d never know he had Tourette’s!
Thank you, Dr. Sultan!!!