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Ticked [electronic resource] : a medical miracle, a friendship, and the weird world of Tourette syndrome / James A. Fussell and Jeffrey P. Matovic ; foreword by Jeff Foxworthy.

by Fussell, James A.

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Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2013.

Matovic, Jeffrey P. -- Health.

Fussell, James A. -- Health.

Tourette syndrome -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.

Tic disorders -- Patients -- United States -- Biography.

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http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E376EFA0-3149-43EF-BD7B-8DB816A159B0 This title is available online; click here to access

9781613743829 (electronic bk.)

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9781613743812 (electronic bk.)

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1 online resource (xvi, 256 p.)

"An inspirational tale of personal struggle with and triumph over Tourette syndrome, this is the story of Jeff Matovic and the radical treatment he sought to cure himself. After suffering from Tourette's for years--with his tics and outbursts getting progressively worse and with no results coming from drugs or physical or spiritual therapy--Jeff was able to convince his doctors and his insurance company to try a risky deep brain stimulation treatment, a surgery that involves the implantation of a pacemaker for the brain into his skull. Penned by a journalist who is also afflicted with Tourette's, this is the incredible story of a friendship that blossomed under their common experiences with this bizarre brain disorder. A complete discussion of the latest medical research of and treatments for Tourette's, written in accessible and easy-to-understand terminology, is also included"--

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