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  • The Town That Caught Tourette's(2012)
  • TV Movie | 47 min | Documentary
The Town That Caught Tourette's(2012)
TV Movie | 47 min | Documentary

In October 2011 in the tiny town of Le Roy, New York, a handful of teenage girls from the same high school suddenly developed symptoms that looked like Tourette's syndrome; facial twitching, violent limb gestures and uncontrollable verbal...See moreIn October 2011 in the tiny town of Le Roy, New York, a handful of teenage girls from the same high school suddenly developed symptoms that looked like Tourette's syndrome; facial twitching, violent limb gestures and uncontrollable verbal outbursts. The epidemic strangely seemed to affect only teenage girls and resulted in panicked parents and theories coming in thick and fast. Some doctors who saw the girls believed they were victims of conversion disorder, where real physical symptoms - in this case tics - are triggered not by a physical cause, but by psychological trauma. However this solution didn't convince all the families, who claimed their perfect girls, from cheerleaders to high-achievers, were from stable backgrounds and couldn't possibly be suffering from anything 'in the mind'.Written by Channel 4 See less
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Amanda Blue (screenplay) | Ilaira Mallalieu (researcher) | Jaclyn Willens (researcher)
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Oct 25, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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21 cast members
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Tamsin Greig
Self / Narrator Self / Narrator See fewer
Tosha Brownell
Self / Lori's Mother Self / Lori's Mother See fewer
Beth Miller
Self / Katie's Mother Self / Katie's Mother See fewer
Jennifer McVige
Self / Neurologist Self / Neurologist See fewer
Rosario Trefiletti
Self / Pediatric Neurologist Self / Pediatric Neurologist See fewer
Kim Cox
Self / School Superintendent Self / School Superintendent See fewer
Stephan Cox
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Susan Dominus
Self / Journalist NY Times Self / Journalist NY Times See fewer
Christopher K. Hayward
Self / Chief of Police Leroy Self / Chief of Police Leroy See fewer
Jack Hempfling
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Laszlo Mechtler
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Don Miller
Self / Katie's Father Self / Katie's Father See fewer
Heather Parker
Self / Lydia's Mother Self / Lydia's Mother See fewer
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