Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2001 The behavioral and neuropsychological characteristics of tic disorder, with or without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), were examined in 78 children followed at Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
J Gordon Millichap
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Adult onset tic disorders [PDF]
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2000 Tic disorders presenting during adulthood have infrequently been described in the medical literature. Most reports depict adult onset secondary tic disorders caused by trauma, encephalitis, and other acquired conditions. Only rare reports describe idiopathic adult onset tic disorders, and most of these cases represent recurrent childhood tic disorders ...
Sylvain Chouinard
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Cytokine expression profiles in children and adolescents with tic disorders [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe etiology of tic disorders (TDs) is not precisely known, although several lines of evidence suggest involvement of the immune system in pathogenesis. Here, we aimed to determine the expression levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines
Meryem Ozlem Kutuk +19 more
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Patterns and Predictors of Tic Suppressibility in Youth with Tic Disorders [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017 AbstractBackground: Tic suppression is the primary target of tic disorder treatment, but factors that influence voluntary tic inhibition are not well understood. Several studies using the Tic Suppression Task have demonstrated significant inter-individual variability in tic suppressibility but have individually been underpowered to address correlates ...
Christine A. Conelea +8 more
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Mechanism of Qihuang needle therapy in the management of tic disorders: a clinical trial protocol [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 BackgroundQihuang needle therapy is a newly developed acupuncture therapy to treat tic disorders in clinical practice. However, the mechanism to reduce tic severity remains unknown.
Yuyuan Tang +6 more
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Comorbidity of physical illnesses and mental disorders in outpatients with tic disorders: a retrospective study using the outpatient case system [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundTic disorder, a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that typically onsets during childhood, is characterized by sudden, involuntary, rapid, and non-rhythmic motor and vocal tics.
Liping Yu +5 more
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Developing a phenotype risk score for tic disorders in a large, clinical biobank [PDF]
Translational PsychiatryTics 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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Clinical efficacy and effect on neurotransmitter levels of Shaoma Zhijing granules in children with tic disorders [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of Shaoma Zhijing Granules in treating pediatric tic disorders and its impact on plasma neurotransmitter levels.MethodsEighty pediatric patients with tic disorders were randomly divided into the Shaoma ...
Yanping Wang +5 more
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Exploring the psychometric properties of the premonitory urge for tics scale (PUTS) and its association with psychiatric symptoms in Chinese children with tic disorders [PDF]
BMC PediatricsBackground The Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale (PUTS) is a common self-report measure of premonitory urges for patients with tic disorders. This study aims to evaluate the Chinese version of the PUTS (PUTS-C) and to explore its association with ...
Qiang Ding +5 more
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Provisional Tic Disorder: What to tell parents when their child first starts ticcing [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2016 The child with recent onset of tics is a common patient in a pediatrics or child neurology practice. If the child’s first tic was less than a year in the past, the diagnosis is usually Provisional Tic Disorder (PTD).
Kevin J Black +3 more
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