This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It can be frightening for any parent when their child suddenly shows signs of a neurological disorder. If the issues develop quickly, what type of doctors can help, where do they ...

Tics take the form of abnormal, repetitive, and unintentional movements or vocalizations that do not follow any rhythm or pattern. Provisional tic disorder, previously known as transient tic disorder, ...

For reasons that remain murky, new research warns that a spike in social media use during the pandemic might have worsened tic disorders in children. Tics are sudden twitches, movements or sounds that ...

Twitching, verbal outbursts, involuntary repetitive movements and sounds -- these are the symptoms of Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that is three times more common in boys than in girls.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A Children’s National Hospital physician and group of pediatric neurologists saw an “unexplained surge” in children with tic-like behavior during the pandemic, including some ...

Compared with the general population, people diagnosed with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder had a two-fold increased risk of experiencing violent assault, a three-fold increased risk of ...

There was also a rise in tic disorders among teen girls during COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning of a rise in eating and tic disorders among teenage girls during the ...

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The new research into Tourette syndrome has found that 1 in 2 children with a tic-related disorder have thought about ending their life, while 1 in 10 children and 1 in 4 affected adults have ...