The Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on a Child with Tourette Syndrome. (12th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Huijun; Shi, Yichao; Luo, Xi; Peng, Lihua; Yang, Yunsheng; Zou, Liping
• Other Names: Kotzalidis Georgios D. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-12-12
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/6165239
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Tourette syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood. New therapies are needed to effectively manage and treat this condition. Gut microbiota can affect central physiology and function via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Here, we report a case in which fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is used to treat a child with Tourette syndrome, whose symptoms ameliorated dramatically in the following eight weeks.