All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorder (CTD) may be associated with an increased risk of mortality, but specific causes of death are poorly understood.

Objectives

In this matched cohort and sibling cohort study, we estimated the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with TS/CTD, compared with unaffected matched individuals and unaffected full siblings.

Methods

We identified all individuals diagnosed with TS/CTD in the Swedish National Patient Register who were living in the country between 1973 and 2020 and matched them (1:10) to individuals without TS/CTD from the general population. We also identified their siblings without TS/CTD. All-cause and cause-specific mortality outcomes, based on the International Classification o

SUBMITTER: Fernandez de la Cruz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832810 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature