Tourette's Syndrome

In this imbalance research paper, it will discuss and explain of a certain disorder in the nervous system called Tourette’s syndrome. It will also acknowledge the current studies and research that can potentially find a way to cure this disorder.
First, we need to more knowledgeable about this disorder. Tourette’s syndrome “is a nervous system (neurological) disorder that starts in childhood. It involves unusual repetitive movements or unwanted sounds that can't be controlled (tics)” (Mayo Clinic, 2007, Introduction, para. 1). There are many different types of tics that are involved with the Tourette’s Syndrome, such as, motor tics (blinking, shrugging the shoulders, or jerking an arm), vocal tics (humming, clearing the throat, or yelling
Dopamine is a biogenic amines that plays an important role in the body and is released throughout the brain. Dopamine and other types of biogenic amines functions includes regulating our biological clock and emotional behavior (Marieb and Katja Hoehn, 2013, p. 414). Finding the cause for this imbalance is known to be complex, the reason is because it is associated with the brain and we all know that the brain is the most complex organ in the human body. The brain regions involved with Tourette’s syndrome are the basal ganglia, the frontal cortex and the limbic system. According to John T. Walkup and Mark A. Riddle (2014) the basal ganglia is responsible for movement control, the frontal cortex is responsible for thinking/feeling and finally the limbic system is responsible for the
In which the function and the inaccessible location of the basal ganglia overlaps with the cerebrum. But the function includes motor control and some emotion (pg.441).
The Amygdala is part of the limbic system and is more knowledgeable. The Limbic system is known to control our emotions such as those of pleasant and unpleasant. It is known to be located in the cerebral and diencephalon structure of the brain (Marieb and Katja Hoehn, 2013, pg.449-450). Autism is more commonly known for a lack of amygdala, but in this case it can also play a huge part in the Tourette’s syndrome as it also have some control of emotion and sensory, which can lead to the behavioral problems of the patient.
The medication that the doctors would give to the patient for the behavioral and tics is usually called dopamine antagonist or neuroleptic, which works as a tranquilizers for those tics. It is used to block the dopamine receptors that can lead to those episodes. But medication is not recommended often, as it can lead to some side effects such as a development of other disorders or a lack of use in some part of the brain (Roberson, 2000,