Effect of diet, exercise and sleep on tic severity: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tourette syndrome is a common childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder, with tics that wax and wane in frequency and severity over time. The purpose of the proposed scoping review is to map the types of evidence available pertaining to the effect of diet, sleep and exercise on tic severity and identify key concepts and gaps in research.

Methods

Our scoping review will use the six-step framework recommended by Arksey and O'Malley, with enhancements from Levac et al and Joanna Briggs Institute. We will attempt to identify all the relevant literature regardless of study design. We will search six electronic databases, the reference lists of all selected studies and the grey literature for studies examining an association between dietary factors, sleep or ph

SUBMITTER: Nosratmirshekarlou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature