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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2024; 14(8): 1208-1215
Published online Aug 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i8.1208
Dietary inflammatory index and its impact on severity and recurrence of Tourette syndrome in children
Xiao-Ping Wu, Rong-Rong Fang, Ting-Ting Ji
Xiao-Ping Wu, Rong-Rong Fang, Ting-Ting Ji, Department of Pediatrics, Qingdao Chengyang People’s Hospital, Qingdao 266109, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Wu XP initiated the project, and designed the experiment and conducted clinical data collection. Fang RR and Ji TT performed postoperative follow-up and recorded data, Wu XP and Fang RR conducted a number of collation and statistical analysis, and wrote the original manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Qingdao Chengyang People’s Hospital.
Informed consent statement: This study obtained informed consent forms.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Ping Wu, MM, Doctor, Department of Pediatrics, Qingdao Chengyang People’s Hospital, No. 600 Changcheng Road, Chengyang District, Qingdao 266109, Shandong Province, China. wuxiaoping111111@163.com
Received: May 21, 2024
Revised: July 3, 2024
Accepted: July 11, 2024
Published online: August 19, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The aim of this study is to investigate the association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and the severity, recurrence, and inflammatory levels of Tourette syndrome (TS) in children. Conclusion: There is a certain correlation between DII and the severity, recurrence, and inflammatory levels of TS in children.