Abstract Details

Title Behavior and Attention in Tourette’s Syndrome: The Role of Videogaming Habits

Topic Movement Disorders

Presentation(s) P2 - Poster Session 2 (11:45 AM-12:45 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 16-006

Objective

To examine how time spent playing video games relates to behavior and attention in individuals with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS).

Background Videogaming is a popular activity among adolescents, and the effects of increased play on behavior and attention remain heavily debated. Many studies have largely focused on the general adolescent population and have not specifically examined adolescents at higher risk for behavioral comorbidities, such as those with TS.

Design/Methods The study was conducted at the Rush Movement Disorders Clinic, enrolling adolescents aged 12-19 with TS. Participants and guardians completed a questionnaire estimating daily videogame play and game characteristics. Our primary outcome was the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3^rd Ed (BASC) assessing behavior and conduct. Our secondary outcome was the Continuous Performance Test, 2^nd Edition (CPT-II) assessing attention. Other assessments included the Yale Global Total Tic Severity Scale (YGTTSS), Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), Revised Children's, Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS), and the Children’s Depression Inventory, 2^nd Edition (CDI-2). The associations between the variables and time spent on gaming were assessed using Spearman correlation and ANOVA.

Results Increased time spent playing video games was negatively correlated with internalizing problems composite (IPC) subscale within the BASC (Spearman correlation = -0.50, p = 0.004), according to the children report, concerning weekends, while school in session. There were no significant differences observed in attention (CPT-II) across time gaming. There were no differences observed between game genre type and both behavior and conduct (BASC) and attention (CPT-II).

Conclusions Greater time spent playing video games may be linked to reduced internalizing problems in adolescents with Tourette’s Syndrome. There was no measurable difference in attention. These findings suggest that videogaming may offer potential psychosocial benefits in this population, but continued investigation is required to help further understand if there is an effect on attention.

Authors/Disclosures
Emily Burns PRESENTER	Miss Burns has nothing to disclose.
Eliot England	Ms. England has nothing to disclose.
Brendan Colgan, MD	Mr. Colgan has nothing to disclose.
Bichun Ouyang	Bichum Ouyang has nothing to disclose.
Aikaterini Kompoliti, MD, FAAN (Rush University Medical Center)	Dr. Kompoliti has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Abbvie. Dr. Kompoliti has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as a Consultant for Neurocrine. Dr. Kompoliti has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Scion. Dr. Kompoliti has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Emalex. Dr. Kompoliti has received research support from Emalex. Dr. Kompoliti has received research support from TEVA. Dr. Kompoliti has received research support from Theravance. Dr. Kompoliti has received research support from Ipsen. Dr. Kompoliti has received research support from Theravance.

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