
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, April 10, 1990                   TAG: 9004100053
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SOURCES OF TOURETTE SUPPORT

An organizational meeting for a Southwest Virginia support group of the Tourette Syndrome Association will be held April 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Grace Church, 2731 Edgewood St., Roanoke. Contact Sherri Jacobs, 774-5904, or Patra Bedwell, 774-4101, for details.

For more information on Tourette syndrome, contact:

Tourette Syndrome Association, National Chapter, 42-40 Bell Blvd., Bayside, N.Y. 11361. Phone: (718) 224-2999.

Washington Chapter, 33 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, Md. 20901-2485. Phone: (301) 681-4133.

National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Consultation Service, Neurology Clinic, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C. 20032. The institute is seeking participants for two Tourette syndrome studies - one of twins, another of people 18 and older. (202) 373-6011.

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