Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that involves abnormal extra movements, or sounds that can be sudden and unwanted. In order to make the diagnosis of Tourette syndrome, these vocal and ...

Functional tics are dramatic, involuntary movements or sounds usually made in response to a trigger. While similar to other tic disorders, they have different causes and treatment options. Functional ...

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. A new study has found no link between a ...

The speed with which symptoms appear in individuals as well as the way these tics manifest sets them apart from Tourette’s and other tic disorders. These symptoms appear to be ‘functional’ (what would ...

When my son was in high school, he had the opportunity to participate in a research study on the neurobiology of ADHD in children and adolescents. My son has always been open about his ADHD, so I ...

Whenever I get severely anxious, there's a small muscle beneath my throat that twitches consistently for at least a few days, until it goes away on its own. Before I went to my doctor about it, though ...