YouTube star Jan Zimmerman is 'linked to rise in Tourette symptoms' among fans as they have started mimicking his tics and outbursts according to a new study. The German social media star, 22, who hosts a YouTube channel that translates as Thunderstorm in the Brain, posts funny videos about his condition to his 2.2million subscribers. Doctors at Hanover Medical School were initially confused by the growing number of young people reporting physical tics associated with Tourette's. YouTube star Jan Zimmerman, 22, is 'linked to rise in Tourette symptoms' among fans as they have started mimicking his tics and outbursts according to a new studyBut they soon realised patients were watching Zimmermann's videos, and had begun copying his physical tics, according to The Times. The star sells clothing with some of his Tourette-driven exclamations, and patients had started shouting these, including saying 'bomb', 'you are ugly' and 'flying sharks'.

Source: Daily Mail August 29, 2021 15:56 UTC