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Tourette syndrome

Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement tics and at least one vocal tic.... Wikipedia

  • Specialty:  Pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry
  • Symptoms:  Tics
  • Usual onset:  Typically in childhood
  • Duration:  Long term
  • Causes:  Genetic with environmental influence
  • Diagnostic method:  Based on history and symptoms
  • Medication:  Usually none, occasionally neuroleptics and noradrenergics
  • Frequency:  About 1% of children and adolescents, Between 0.3% and 1.0% of general population
  • Data Source:  DuckDuckGo
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