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 ...

People with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder were more likely than others to be violently assaulted or convicted of a crime, a cohort study in Sweden showed. Compared with the general ...

Doctors have reported an influx of teen patients with tics, or involuntary movements or vocalizations, since 2020, according to the Wall Street Journal. A recent, small study considered young adults ...

May 12, 2025 —Increased sleep difficulties in patients with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs), chronic tic disorders (CTDs), and attention-deficit ...

Therapist-supported internet-based exposure and response therapy led to higher response rates and was cost effective for young persons with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder compared with ...

Patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) are more likely to be assaulted or to perpetrate a crime, new research shows. Results of a large registry study show that compared to the general population, ...

An increase in social media use among teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to an increase in tic severity, according to a small, preliminary study released today, February ...

Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is not associated with new-onset tic disorders in at-risk children, findings from a large prospective study show. The results mean that if pre-teens present with ...

Two technologies that are based on research by University of Nottingham experts to reduce the severity of tics in people with Tourette syndrome (TS) are closer to patient use after being recommended ...