2023-06-28 10:57:17
on sunday the singer Lewis Capaldi He would go on stage at Glastonbury, one of the most historic festivals in the United Kingdom. While singing the song Someone You Loved, she began to experience a series of tics that prevented her from continuing her performance. The response from the public was memorable and the cause of this crisis was the Tourette’s syndromewhich the singer suffers from.
Just a couple of days after the outbreak, Capaldi announced his temporary withdrawal on his social networks, which implies, among other things, the suspension of his tour and his concert at the DCODE in which he was listed as headliner.
Tourette’s syndrome affects the nervous system And it is responsible for people who suffer from it experiencing spasms, movements or repeated sounds that they cannot verify, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC).
Tourette syndrome symptoms
It is a complex disease since people who suffer from it can suffer different types of tics. From motors that involve the involuntary movement of a part of the body or vocals that can go from clearing their throats to shouting a phrase. Tics can also be simple when they affect a few parts of the body, or complex when they often have a pattern.
This syndrome, which is named Tourette’s after the French psychiatrist who described it, is often begin to manifest between childhood and adolescence. The symptoms are the tics themselves that begin to manifest during this stage of life and that can interfere with communication or day-to-day tasks. Specialists recommend consulting a doctor when these tics are accompanied by unusual behavior of the child.
Causes and treatment of Tourette syndrome
As it is a neurological disorder, it is difficult to diagnose because not detected by clinical test like a blood test. However, these can serve to rule out other pathologies. In addition, Tourette syndrome can cause other pathologies such as hyperactivity or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Las causes The causes of this disorder are not known, although, according to the CDC, they may be associated with a combination of genetic and environmental factors. On the other hand, there is no concrete treatment for the syndrome Rather, therapies are chosen to try to control tics or to control other diseases derived from Tourette syndrome. In fact, many of the patients do not need any treatment since they can lead a totally normal life.
In addition, the outbreaks and when they occur can vary depending on the state of the person or due to situations of stress or anxiety. In this sense, the singer Lewis Capaldi expressed that he frequently experienced the tics of Tourette syndrome in anxiety or nervousness.
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