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 ...

NICE has assessed 2 digital technologies for chronic tic disorders and Tourette syndrome. The technologies have different features but both provide therapeutic intervention. The criteria for including ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A new study has found no link between a strep throat infection and the development of tics in children who have a parent or sibling with a chronic tic disorder. The research is published ...

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 ...

Children who had a first-degree relative with chronic tic disorder were no more likely to develop tics after exposure to group A Streptococcus (GAS), data from the European Multicenter Tics in ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

3 Committee discussion NICE's medical technologies advisory committee considered evidence on digital therapy for chronic tic disorders and Tourette syndrome from several sources, including an early ...