Dear Doctor K: My young daughter will suddenly blink her eyes or twitch her nose repeatedly, for no good reason. The doctor says she has tics, a condition of her nervous system. Will this go away, and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to one quarter of kids in the sixth grade and younger have movement tics, but most are mild and are rarely a continuing problem, according to US government researchers.

Tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics such as blinking, head-jerking and loud sounds — can be devastating for children, setting them up for teasing and ...

Tic disorders are conditions featuring sudden, non-rhythmic movements or vocalizations. A formal tic disorder diagnosis is determined by tic frequency, duration, and type. Tics are non-rhythmic ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved two technologies for treating chronic tic disorders and Tourette syndrome. The Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA — The investigational agent ecopipam reduces tic severity in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) without exacerbating common psychiatric comorbidities, results of a new ...

It's not just a phase -- these troubling tics in kids may signal something deeper, child psychologists and experts warn. Prostock-studio - stock.adobe.com Forget monsters under the bed — the real ...

“Tics wax and wane. It’s just the nature of the beast.” Or is it? Some experts are beginning to believe that the waxing and waning effect is not random but is instead related to environmental ...