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A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia — the involuntary outburst of obscene, socially inappropriate, and derogatory remarks and gestures.

Tourette syndrome causes involuntary verbal tics, outbursts known as coprolalia

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The recent BAFTA awards and the shouting of a racial slur by a Tourette campaigner as the show was being broadcast have put a focus on the syndrome and the involuntary outbursts and tics that can be associated with it.

A neurologist explains how the motor disorder affects those living with it, while reminding viewers that tics are not reflective of what the person may be truly thinking or feeling.

A racial…