Psychosocial stress in children with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder
Background: This study aimed to understand the longitudinal relationship between psychosocial stress with tic exacerbation in children with Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorder. Methods: Consecutive ratings of tic severity as well as child and
Chiew Yin Tan +8 more
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Tic disorders may cause impairment both by themselves and associated comorbidities. Medications for tic disorders are indicated when tics are moderate/ severe causing severe impairment and in presence of comorbid disorders responsive to medications ...
Sarper Taskiran +2 more
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Trichotillomania is more related to Tourette disorder than to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Objective: Trichotillomania (TTM) is characterized by the pulling out of one’s hair. TTM was classified as an impulse control disorder in DSM-IV, but is now classified in the obsessive-compulsive related disorders section of DSM-5. Classification for TTM
Hugues Lamothe +3 more
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Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Self-Harm Behaviors in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Introduction: Major symptoms of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) are tics, but in 90% of cases, psychiatric comorbidities occur. Self-harm behaviors (SHBs) could result from deliberate action and unintentional injury from tics.Methods: We examined ...
Natalia Szejko +3 more
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Developing a phenotype risk score for tic disorders in a large, clinical biobank
Tics are a common feature of early-onset neurodevelopmental disorders, characterized by involuntary and repetitive movements or sounds. Despite affecting up to 2% of children and having a genetic contribution, the underlying causes remain poorly ...
Tyne W. Miller-Fleming +7 more
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Classification of tic disorders based on functional MRI by machine learning: a study protocol
Introduction Tic disorder (TD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children, and it can be categorised into three subtypes: provisional tic disorder (PTD), chronic motor or vocal TD (CMT or CVT), and Tourette syndrome (TS).
Ying Li +6 more
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Review of Prevalence Studies of Tic Disorders: Methodological Caveats
Introduction: Tic disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood associated with psychiatric comorbidity and academic problems. Estimating the prevalence and understanding the epidemiology of tic disorders is more complex than was once ...
Esther Cubo
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Chinese patent medicine - New treatment for tic disorder
As a complex neuropsychiatric disease, tic disorder has a more and more significant impact on children's quality of life. Currently, the existing treatment methods mainly include non-drug and drug treatment, and good results have been achieved in clinic.
Junze Geng +4 more
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Premonitory Urges and Their Link With Tic Severity in Children and Adolescents With Tic Disorders
Tics wax and wane regarding their severity, while their expression is affected by non-motor sensory or cognitive elements that are mostly known as “premonitory urges.” Since premonitory urges are often used in non-pharmacological interventions to ...
Maria Kyriazi +5 more
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Clinical Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Chronic Tic Disorder
Tics are the hallmark feature of Tourette syndrome (TS), but psychiatric and sensory symptoms are widely prevalent and increasingly recognized as core manifestations of the disorder.
David A. Isaacs +4 more
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