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Indwara ya Tourette ni indwara y'ubwonko itera abantu gukora imyifatire cyangwa amajwi adasanzwe, yihuta kandi isubiramo, bizwi nka tics. Aya tics aba adakozwe n'umuntu ubwe, nk'aho ari ugutera kw'imitsi cyangwa guhindagurika kw'amajwi. Nubwo filime zikunze kwerekana indwara ya Tourette nk'aho ari ukwivuga amagambo mabi, ibi bibaho ku gice gito cyane cy'abantu barwaye iyi ndwara. Abantu benshi barwaye indwara ya Tourette babayeho ubuzima buuzuye kandi butanga umusaruro, babifashijwemo no gusobanukirwa no gufashwa neza.
Indwara ya Tourette ni indwara y'ubwonko ibarizwa mu itsinda ry'indwara ziterwa na tics. Iterwa na motor tics (imyifatire idasanzwe) na vocal tics (amajwi cyangwa amagambo adasanzwe) bikomeza igihe kirekire kurusha umwaka umwe. Iyi ndwara ikunze gutangira mu bwana, akenshi hagati y'imyaka 5 na 10.
Tekereza kuri tics nk'ubwonko bwawe butanga amakuru avangavanze ku mitsi yawe cyangwa ku mpfuruzo z'amajwi. Aya makuru atuma habaho imyifatire cyangwa amajwi yumvikana nk'aho ari ikintu ugomba gukora. Abantu benshi bavuga ko bumva umuvuduko mbere y'uko tic iba, hanyuma bagahumurizwa gato nyuma.
Indwara ya Tourette igera ku mwana umwe kuri 100 ku isi hose. Abahungu barwaye iyi ndwara ni batatu cyangwa bane kurusha abakobwa. Ubukana bwayo bushobora kuba buke cyane ku buryo budahungabanya imibereho ya buri munsi, cyangwa bukaba bugaragara cyane ku buryo bisaba ubufasha n'ubwumvikane bwihariye.
Ibimenyetso by'ingenzi by'indwara ya Tourette ni tics, zibaho mu bwoko bubiri nyamukuru. Motor tics zirimo imyifatire idasanzwe, naho vocal tics zirimo amajwi cyangwa amagambo adasanzwe. Ubu bwoko bwombi bushobora kuba bworoshye cyangwa bugoranye, bitewe n'umubare w'imitsi bikoresha.
Dore motor tics zisanzwe ushobora kubona:
Imikino y’amajwi ishobora kuva ku majwi yoroshye kugera ku mvugo zikomeye:
Imikino ikunze kuza no kugenda mu buryo buhora buhinduka. Ushobora kubona ko ikomeye cyane mu bihe by’umunaniro, ibyishimo, cyangwa umunaniro. Igishimishije, abantu benshi bashobora guhagarika imikino yabo by’agateganyo, cyane cyane mu bihe byo gutuza cyangwa kwibanda. Ariko, guhagarika imikino bisanzwe bituma umuntu yumva afite ubushake bwinshi bwo kuyirekura nyuma.
Abaganga ntibakunze gushyira Tourette syndrome mu bwoko butandukanye, ariko bazi ko ari kimwe mu bwoko bw’indwara z’imitsi. Itandukaniro nyamukuru riri mu kuremerewa n’ubwoko bw’imikino iboneka. Bamwe mu bantu bafite imikino myoroshye cyane idakora ku mibereho yabo, naho abandi bagira imikino ikomeye cyangwa igaragara cyane.
Tourette syndrome isaba imikino y’imitsi n’amajwi imaze imyaka irenga umwe. Niba umuntu afite imikino y’imitsi gusa cyangwa imikino y’amajwi gusa, abaganga bashobora kumugira indwara y’imitsi itandukanye. Igihe n’imiterere y’imikino bifasha abaganga gukora ubuvuzi bukwiye.
Umuvuduko ushobora guhinduka uko igihe gihita. Abana benshi basanga imikino yabo ikomeye cyane mu myaka y’ubwangavu hanyuma ikagenda irushaho kumera neza mu bukure. Imikino y’abantu bamwe iba myoroshye cyane mu bukure ku buryo batayibona.
Syndrome ya Tourette iterwa n’uko ibice bimwe by’ubwonko bitumvikana neza. Icyo gitera iyi ndwara nticyamenyekanye neza, ariko abashakashatsi bamaze kumenya ibintu byinshi bigira uruhare mu iterambere ryayo. Uburanga bugira uruhare runini, kuko iyi ndwara ikunda kugaragara mu miryango.
Ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kurwara syndrome ya Tourette:
Ubushakashatsi ku buryo ubwonko bukora bwerekanye ko abantu barwaye syndrome ya Tourette bafite utuntu dutandukanye mu bice bigengwa n’imikorere y’umubiri n’imyitwarire. Ibi bice birimo basal ganglia, frontal cortex, n’inzira zibahuza. Ikinyabutabire cya dopamine na cyo kigira uruhare muri iyi miterere y’ubwonko.
Ni ngombwa kumva ko syndrome ya Tourette itabyazwaho n’ikintu cyose ababyeyi cyangwa abana bakoze nabi. Ntabwo ari ibyavuye mu burere bubi, ibikomere, cyangwa ibibazo byo mu mutwe. Ni indwara nyakuri y’imiterere y’ubwonko ikwiye gusobanukirwa no gufashwa.
Wagombye gutekereza kujya kwa muganga niba ubona ama tic akomeza igihe kirekire, ibyumweru cyangwa amezi. Nubwo abana benshi banyura mu bihe bigufi by’ama tic bikemuka ubwabyo, syndrome ya Tourette ikubiyemo ama tic akomeza amezi arenga umwaka. Kumenya hakiri kare bishobora gufasha kugira amahoro yo mu mutima no gufashwa neza.
Shaka ubufasha bwa muganga niba ibibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri (tics) biri kubangamira ibikorwa bya buri munsi, imyigire cyangwa imibanire n’abandi. Rimwe na rimwe, ibibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri bishobora kubangamira ishuri cyangwa bikagutera ipfunwe rigatuma umwana adafite icyizere. Umuhanga mu buvuzi ashobora gutanga ingamba n’ubuvuzi bufasha gucunga ibyo bibazo.
Ugomba kandi kujya kwa muganga niba ibibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri bifatanije n’imyitwarire cyangwa ibimenyetso bindi biteye impungenge. Abantu benshi barwaye indwara ya Tourette barwaye n’izindi ndwara nka ADHD, imihangayiko, cyangwa imyitwarire yo guhora bakora ibintu runaka. Gukorerwa isuzuma rirambuye bifasha kwemeza ko ibintu byose bijyanye n’ubuzima bwawe cyangwa bw’umwana wawe byitabwaho.
Ntugatege amatwi niba ibibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri biguteye ububabare cyangwa imvune. Bimwe mu bibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri bishobora kuba bikomeye ku buryo byatera ububabare bw’imitsi cyangwa imvune. Umuhanga mu buvuzi ashobora kugufasha gushyiraho ingamba zo gucunga ibyo bibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri bikomeye mu buryo butekanye.
Kumva ibintu byongera ibyago bishobora gufasha imiryango kumenya igihe indwara ya Tourette ishobora kuba ikomeye. Ikintu gikomeye cyongera ibyago ni ukuba ufite amateka yo mu muryango w’ibibazo byo guhindagurika kw’umubiri cyangwa indwara ya Tourette. Niba umubyeyi arwaye iyo ndwara, abana be bafite amahirwe agera kuri 50% yo kuzaragwa ubwoko bumwe bw’indwara yo guhindagurika kw’umubiri.
Ibintu byinshi mu gihe cyo gutwita no kuvuka bishobora kongera ibyago:
Kuba umuhungu byongera cyane ibyago, abahungu bafite amahirwe menshi inshuro 3-4 kurusha abakobwa yo kurwara indwara ya Tourette. Ibi bigaragaza ko imisemburo cyangwa ibintu by’umuzimu bifitanye isano n’igitsina bishobora kugira uruhare mu iterambere ry’iyo ndwara.
Ibintu byo mu kirere nyuma yo kuvuka bishobora kandi kugira uruhare, nubwo ubushakashatsi bugikomeje. Ubushakashatsi bumwe bugaragaza ko umunaniro ukabije, indwara zimwe na zimwe, cyangwa imikorere mibi y'umubiri ishobora gutera ibibazo byo guhuha mu bana basanzwe bafite ubumuga mu mubyeyi. Ariko, ibyo bisobanuro biracyari kure y'ukuri.
Nubwo syndrome ya Tourette ubwayo idahitana, ishobora gutera ibibazo bitandukanye bigira ingaruka ku mibereho. Ibibazo bikunze kugaragara ni ibibazo byo mu mibanire n'iby'amarangamutima kuruta ibibazo by'ubuzima bw'umubiri. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bibazo bishoboka bifasha imiryango kwitegura no gushaka ubufasha bukwiye.
Ibibazo byo mu mibanire bikunze kuvuka kuko guhuha bishobora kutumvikana neza n'abandi:
Abantu benshi bafite syndrome ya Tourette baragira n'izindi ndwara zishobora kubagora mu buzima. Izo ndwara zirimo ADHD (ubugorana bwo kwibanda no kwihagararaho), indwara yo guhora uhangayitse, indwara z'umutima, n'ubugorana mu kwiga. Gucunga indwara nyinshi icyarimwe bishobora kuba bigoye ariko bishoboka rwose ufite ubufasha bukwiye.
Ibibazo by'umubiri ni bike ariko bishobora kubaho iyo guhuha bikabije. Bamwe bagira ububabare bw'imitsi, kubabara umutwe, cyangwa no gukomereka bitewe no guhuha cyane. Mu bihe bitoroshye, ibibazo by'umutwe cyangwa umugongo bishobora kuvuka bitewe no guhora uhindagura umutwe cyangwa amaboko.
Ibibazo byo gusinzira rimwe na rimwe bibaho, haba bitewe no guhuha bikomeza mu gihe cyo kuryama cyangwa bitewe n'umunaniro wo gucunga iyi ndwara. Gusinzira nabi bishobora gutuma guhuha birushaho kuba kibi, bigatuma habaho ikibazo gikenewe gucungwa neza.
Kuri ubu, nta buryo bwirukanwa buzwi bwo gukumira indwara ya Tourette kuko ahanini iterwa n’imiterere y’umuntu. Ariko kandi, abagore batwite bashobora gufata ingamba zishobora kugabanya ibyago by’ibibazo bitandukanye by’iterambere, harimo n’indwara z’imitsi. Izi ngamba zifasha iterambere rusange ry’ubwonko n’ubuzima bwiza.
Mu gihe cyo gutwita, kwita ku buzima bwiza bishobora gufasha:
Nubwo izi ngamba zidahamya ko birinda, zifasha iterambere ry’ubwonko kandi zishobora kugabanya ibyago by’indwara z’imitsi. Ikintu cy’ingenzi cyo kwibuka ni uko niba indwara ya Tourette igaragaye, nta muntu ugomba kubigira icyaha.
Ku muryango ufite amateka y’indwara z’imitsi, inama y’abaganga ku birebana n’imiterere y’umuntu ishobora gutanga amakuru y’ingenzi ku byago no gutegura urugo. Ibi ntibihindura ibyavuye, ariko bishobora gufasha imiryango kwitegura no gufata ibyemezo byuzuye.
Kumenya indwara ya Tourette bishingira ahanini ku kureba ibimenyetso no gukusanya amateka y’ubuzima arambuye. Nta kizami kimwe gishobora kwemeza uburwayi. Ahubwo, abaganga bakoresha ibipimo byihariye kugira ngo bamenye niba umuntu arwaye indwara ya Tourette cyangwa irindi bwoko ry’indwara y’imitsi.
Kugira ngo bamenye indwara ya Tourette, abaganga bareba ibi bimenyetso by’ingenzi:
Uburyo bwo kuvura busanzwe burimo gupima inshuro nyinshi kugira ngo barebe imiterere y’indwara mu gihe runaka. Abaganga bashobora kukubaza kwandika ibyanditswe by’indwara, bakwandika igihe indwara ibaye n’ibintu byayiteye cyangwa byayikomeje. Amashusho ya videwo ashobora kandi gufasha abaganga kumenya neza imiterere y’indwara.
Hari igihe abaganga basaba ibizamini kugira ngo bakureho izindi ndwara zishobora gutera ibimenyetso nk’ibyo. Ibyo bishobora kuba harimo ibizamini by’amaraso kugira ngo barebe niba hari indwara cyangwa isuzuma ry’ubwonko niba hari impungenge z’izindi ndwara z’imitsi. Ariko kandi, ibyo bizamini ntibikorerwa kuvura indwara ya Tourette.
Kubona ubuvuzi nyakuri ni ingenzi kuko bifasha imiryango kumva icyo bahanganye na cyo no kubona ubufasha bukwiye. Bifasha kandi gutandukanya indwara ya Tourette n’izindi ndwara zishobora gusaba uburyo butandukanye bwo kuvura.
Ubuvuzi bw’indwara ya Tourette bugamije gucunga ibimenyetso no kunoza imibereho aho gukiza indwara. Abantu benshi bafite indwara yoroheje ntibakenera ubuvuzi na busa. Icyemezo cyo kuvura kiringira uko indwara ibangamira ubuzima bwa buri munsi, ishuri, akazi, cyangwa imibanire.
Uburyo bwo kuvura imyitwarire ni bwo busanzwe bukoreshwa mbere kandi bushobora kugira akamaro cyane:
CBIT ni cyo kigira akamaro cyane kandi kwigisha abantu kumenya icyifuzo kibaho mbere y’indwara hanyuma bakoresha imyitwarire ihangana kugira ngo bayibuze. Ubu buryo bufite ubushakashatsi bukomeye kandi bushobora kugabanya cyane umubare n’uburemere bw’indwara.
Imiti ishobora kugirwa inama niba ibibazo bikomeye cyangwa bigira ingaruka ku mikorere. Imiti isanzwe ikoreshwa irimo imiti yo mu bwoko bwa antipsychotiques nka haloperidol cyangwa aripiprazole, imiti igabanya umuvuduko w'amaraso nka clonidine, rimwe na rimwe inshinge za botulinum toxin ku bibazo byihariye. Buri muti ufite ibyiza bishoboka n'ingaruka mbi zigomba kugenzurwa neza.
Ku bantu bafite ibibazo bifatanye nka ADHD cyangwa imihangayiko, kuvura ibyo bibazo rimwe na rimwe bishobora gufasha kugabanya ibibazo. Ubu buryo burambuye bugira icyo bukora ku mpande zose z'ubuzima bw'umuntu n'imibereho ye.
Mu bihe bitoroshye cyane by'ibibazo bikomeye, bitavurwa, abaganga bashobora gutekereza ku buryo bwo gukora ubuvuzi bwo mu bwonko (DBS). Ubu buryo bwo kubaga burimo gushyira electrodes mu bice byihariye by'ubwonko kugira ngo bifashe kugenzura ibibazo. Bikoreshwa gusa igihe ibindi bisubizo bitakora kandi ibibazo bigira ingaruka zikomeye ku mibereho.
Kwitwara ibibazo bya Tourette murugo bisobanura guhanga ibidukikije bifasha no guteza imbere ingamba zifatika zo mu buzima bwa buri munsi. Intego ni uguteza imbere ubuzima bwiza no kugabanya umunaniro, ndetse no kubaka icyizere n'ubushobozi bwo guhangana. Ubufasha bw'umuryango no kumva neza bigira uruhare rukomeye mu micungire myiza.
Guhanga ibidukikije byo murugo bikeye, bifite gahunda bishobora kugabanya umubare w'ibibazo:
Uburezi ni kimwe mu bikoresho bikomeye umuryango ufite. Kwiga ibirebana na Tourette bifasha abagize umuryango kumva ko ibibazo atari ubushake kandi ko kubyerekana cyangwa gusaba umuntu kubireka bisanzwe bibyongerera. Ahubwo, shyira imbaraga zawe ku mbaraga z'umuntu n'ibyo yagezeho.
Kugera ku mutekano mu mitekerereze ni ingenzi cyane kuko umunaniro ushobora kurushaho kuba mubi. Fasha mu kumenya ibintu bitera umunaniro kandi uteze imbere ingamba zo guhangana n’ubuzima bwiza nko guhumeka mu buryo buhamye, imyitozo ngororamubiri, cyangwa gukora ibikorwa bishimishije. Gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri buri gihe bishobora kugira akamaro cyane mu kugabanya umunaniro ndetse n’uburemere bw’indwara.
Itumanaho n’ishuri ni ingenzi ku bana barwaye indwara ya Tourette. Korera hamwe n’abarimu n’abajyanama b’ishuri kugira ngo bumve neza iyi ndwara kandi bashobore gutanga ubufasha bukwiye. Ibi bishobora kuba birimo kwemerera guhagarara kugira ngo bakore imyitozo ngororamubiri, gutanga ahantu h’utuzuye igihe bibaye ngombwa, cyangwa guhindura imirimo mu bihe ibibazo by’indwara biba bikomeye.
Gutegura uruzinduko kwa muganga bishobora gufasha mu kugira ngo ubone ibyiza byinshi mu ruzinduko rwawe kandi utange amakuru umuvuzi wawe akeneye. Gutegura neza bigatuma habaho ubwumvikane bwiza kandi imyanzuro y’ubuvuzi ikaba myiza.
Mbere y’uruzinduko rwawe, komeza inyandiko y’ibimenyetso by’indwara byibuze ibyumweru kimwe cyangwa bibiri:
Tegura amashusho magufi y’ibimenyetso bisanzwe, kuko bishobora kudashoboka mu gihe cy’uruzinduko. Ibi bishobora gufasha cyane mu kwereka abaganga uko ibibazo by’indwara bigaragara n’uburemere bwabyo.
Tegura urutonde rw’ibibazo ugomba kubabaza muganga. Ushobora kwifuza kumenya ibijyanye n’uburyo bwo kuvura, icyo witeze mu gihe kizaza, uburyo bwo gufasha murugo, cyangwa uburyo bwo gutumanaho n’abakozi b’ishuri. Ntugatinye kubabaza icyo ari cyo cyose gikubangamiye.
Zana urutonde rwuzuye rw’imiti, ibinyobwa by’imiti, cyangwa imiti gakondo ukoresha. Kandi uzane amakuru yerekeye abandi batanga ubuvuzi bakwitaho, kuko guhuza abatanga ubuvuzi ni ingenzi mu kuvura kwa buri muntu.
Ikintu gikomeye cyo gusobanukirwa kuri syndrome ya Tourette ni uko ari indwara nyakuri y’ubwonko ikwiye gusobanukirwa no gufashwa, atari gucibwa urubanza cyangwa guseka. Abantu bafite syndrome ya Tourette bashobora kubaho ubuzima buzuye, bwatsinze, bafite ubuyobozi bukwiye n’ubufasha bwa sosiyete. Indwara ntiyibuza ubwenge bw’umuntu, imico ye, cyangwa ubushobozi bwe.
Kwitabwaho hakiri kare n’uburezi bigira uruhare rukomeye mu musaruro. Iyo imiryango, amashuri, na sosiyete basobanukiwe syndrome ya Tourette, bashobora gutanga ubufasha bukenewe kugira ngo abantu bafite iyi ndwara bakure neza. Ibi birimo kumenya ko guhindagurika kw’imitsi ari ukudashobora kwirinda no kwita ku mbaraga z’umuntu aho kwita ku guhindagurika kw’imitsi.
Amahitamo yo kuvura akomeza gutera imbere, kandi abantu benshi basanga guhindagurika kw’imitsi byoroha uko iminsi igenda. Hamwe no kuvura imyitwarire, imiti iyo ikeneye, n’ubufasha bukomeye, abantu benshi bafite syndrome ya Tourette bashobora kwitabira byuzuye amashuri, akazi, n’ibikorwa bya sosiyete.
Wibuke ko syndrome ya Tourette ikunze kuzana imbaraga zidasanzwe. Abantu benshi bafite iyi ndwara ni abahanga, bagira impuhwe, kandi bakomeye. Bakunze kugira ubuhanga bukomeye mu gukemura ibibazo no kwiyemeza baturuka mu kwiga kubana n’imikorere y’imitsi.
Oya, iki ni kimwe mu bitekerezo bikomeye bibeshya ku ndwara ya Tourette. Abantu bagera kuri 10-15% gusa bafite indwara ya Tourette bagira coprolalia (kutuka cyangwa kuvugira amagambo adakwiriye bidakozwe n’ubushake). Abenshi mu bantu bafite indwara ya Tourette ntibagira uwo muco w’amagambo. Ibyo itangazamakuru ryerekana bituma habaho icyo kinyoma kibangamira uko abantu babona iyo ndwara.
Abantu bafite indwara ya Tourette bakunze guhagarika imico mibi yabo by’agateganyo, cyane cyane iyo bari bafite ikintu bakora cyangwa bari mu mimerere ituje. Ariko, guhagarika imico mibi bisanzwe bituma habaho umuvuduko w’umutwe uza kurangira bikomeye kurushaho. Birasa nko kugerageza guhagarika inkorora - bishoboka mu gihe gito, ariko ntibishoboka igihe kirekire.
Mu by’ukuri, imico mibi isanzwe irushaho kugenda neza uko umuntu akura ku bantu benshi. Abana benshi basanga imico mibi yabo igera ku rwego rwo hejuru mu myaka y’ubwangavu hanyuma igabanuka cyane mu bukure. Imico mibi y’abantu bamwe iba yoroheje cyane mu bukure ku buryo batayitaho. Ariko kandi, umunaniro, uburwayi, cyangwa impinduka zikomeye mu buzima bishobora gutuma imico mibi irushaho kuba mibi by’agateganyo mu myaka yose.
Abantu benshi bafite indwara ya Tourette bafite kandi izindi ndwara nka ADHD, ibibazo by’umutimanama, cyangwa indwara yo guhora utekereza ibintu. Izi ndwara ziboneka hamwe kenshi kurusha uko byaba bibaye ku bw’amahirwe, bigaragaza ko zishobora gusangira imikorere imwe n’imwe y’ubwonko. Kugira indwara nyinshi bishobora gutuma ubuvuzi bugoye, ariko byose bishobora kuvurwa neza hakoreshejwe ubuvuzi bukwiye.
Kuri ubu, nta muti uravura indwara ya Tourette, ariko ibi ntibisobanura ko abantu badashobora kubaho ubuzima buuzuye kandi bwishimye bafite iyo ndwara. Hari uburyo bwinshi bukoreshwa mu kuvura bushobora gufasha mu gukumira ibimenyetso no kunoza imibereho. Ubushakashatsi bugikomeza ku miti mishya, kandi abantu benshi basanga ibimenyetso byabo bigenda bigabanuka uko igihe gihita, rimwe na rimwe bikagera aho bitabangamira ubuzima bwabo bwa buri munsi.
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