Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder discovered by Georges
Gilles de la Tourette. It is characterized
by tics - Motor and sometimes vocal in nature. These tics occur
throughout the day in "bouts".
Georges de Muse, distant relative of the man responsible for this
diagnosis, has found a new variant to TS. Musical Tourette's
Syndrome, or MTS is a more common ailment. MTS was catalogued in 2003
when Georges observed that the "tics" came out in people
after introduced to a word or phrase. This would in turn would make
the person break out in song, sometimes uncontrollably.
Georges first noticed this variant at a local pub. Participants
would get up for "Karaoke" to sing their favorite songs.
Afterwards, Georges observed that the non-singers would be more easily
susceptible to MTS stimulation.
He ran a test in where he put 3 people in separate rooms. The first
person had access to music. The second had access to television. The
third would receive no audio / visualization stimulation.
After 3 days when Georges entered the "quiet" cell, he
found that the participant showed several signs of MTS. Part of the
conversation went like this:
Georges: How do you feel?
Test subject: (singing) Sometimes I feel I've got to (slams twice
on the table) get away.
Georges: Are you hungry?
Test subject: Give me feul, give me fire, give me that which I
desire.
Georges: Picture....
Test subject: (singing) yourself on a boat by a river, with
Tangerine trees and Marmalade skies.
Georges discovered that lack of stimulation would cause the
"tic" to surface. He ran more tests to see if the results
were the same. Sometimes test subjects would come out of a
"stimulation" room and act the same way, but for the most
part the quiet room always produced MTS.
Today, those results are facts in the fight against MTS. Scientists
and Psychologists have taken de Muse' readings and expounded it to a
new level.
The facts are this: approximately 70% of the population has a form
of MTS. MTS usually is found in musicians and people who listen to
large amounts of music. MTS is triggered when the subject is exposed
to a stressful or uncomfortable situation. Many people with MTS show
signs of ADD or ADHD just like in cases with TS.
Right now there are no solutions to cure MTS. Awareness has just
begun, so it is being treated as thought the patient had TS. But
strides are being made daily at MTS is researched. Someday a full cure
will be found.
