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> >>Anyone out there know of any cases of Tourette's Syndrome 
> >>amongst the Technical Diving community, especially where the 
> >>condition did not exist prior to hyperbaric exposures?
> >>
> >The recent flame war seems to indicate this is an area worth 
investigating.
> 
> For those of you without access to medical dictionaries, Tourette's
> syndrome is a brain disorder characterised by facial and body tics 
(sudden
> jerks), spitting, and repeated expletives (known as coprolalia).
> 


	Doesn't coprolalia translate as 'talking shit'?

       If so, should it not be spelled crap-o-lalia?
        

> I think I concur with David's diagnosis. Do you think there's a paper 
in it?
> 
> 
> 
> Dr Andrew Pitkin
> apitkin@ci*.co*.co*.uk*
> 
> "There's always slack somewhere" (Houdini)
> 
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