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2009, c2008., Grand Central Pub Call No: HI-INT 616.8 PAT Edition: 1st trade ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows a family's struggle with their son's mysterious medical disorder that induced violent physical tics and prompted traumatic treatments, a situation that also pitted the family against a disheartening medical establishment.
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2010., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: 921 FRIEDMAN Edition: 1st Young Readers e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Cory Friedman woke up one morning when he was five years old with the uncontrollable urge to twitch his neck. From that day forward his life became a hell of irrepressible tics and involuntary utterances, and Cory embarked on an excruciating journey from specialist to specialist to discover the cause of his disease. Soon it became unclear what tics were symptoms of his disease and what were side effects of the countless combinations of drugs. The only certainty is that it kept getting worse. This is the true story of Cory and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties and a maddening medical establishment.
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2010, c2008., Little, Brown Call No: Mental Issues Edition: 1st young readers e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the true story of Cory Friedman and his thirteen-year battle with Tourette syndrome, numerous medications and treatments, and his family's determination to find help for their son.