Chronic motor tic disorder is a condition that involves brief, uncontrollable, spasm-like movements or vocal outbursts (called phonic tics), but not both. If both a physical tic and vocal outburst are ...

Tics are classified as either simple or complex. Simple motor tics are sudden, brief, repetitive movements that involve a limited number of muscle groups. Some of the more common simple tics include ...

Tourette syndrome is a relatively common and complex neurobehavioral disorder characterized by motor and vocal (phonic) tics. Tics are abrupt, rapid, brief, repetitive behaviors that may resemble ...

Dr. Barbara Coffey, director of the Tics and Tourette’s Disorder Clinical and Research Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has been ...

A: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a disorder of the nervous system that causes the patient to have repetitive sudden movements (motor tics) and/or to make sudden repetitive sounds (vocal tics). These tics ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

Tourette's syndrome is a lifelong neurological disorder with symptoms that, contrary to popular belief, only rarely include the involuntary shouting of obscenities. The disorder is associated with a ...

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder. Tourette syndrome causes unwanted repetitive movements or sounds called tics. TS is more common in males than females. Simple tics are sudden, brief ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition affecting the brain and nervous system. The condition normally develops in childhood and is characterized by involuntary movements and utterances called ...