Provisional tic disorder, by definition, lasts for at most a year. If tics continue past a year, then a diagnosis of persistent motor or vocal tic disorder or Tourette’s syndrome may be applicable.

A tic disorder can only be diagnosed by a healthcare provider or specialist — Dr. Logay recommends seeing a neurologist and psychiatrist if you are experiencing tic-like symptoms. Treatment ...

People with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder were more likely than others to be violently assaulted or convicted of a crime, a cohort study in Sweden showed. Compared with the general ...

Schrag and colleagues also found a strong association between sex and tic onset, with girls having a 60% lower risk of developing tics than boys (HR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2-0.7), similar to previous ...

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 ...

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. The research is published in the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning of a rise in eating and tic disorders among teenage girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Echoing prior research, a new study found the ...

The time-consuming task of differentiating tics from non-tic movements on videos of people with suspected tic disorders could soon be streamlined with a machine-learning tool, German scientists say.

Billie Eilish has Tourette's syndrome, a brain disorder characterized by repetitive and involuntary sounds and motions. The singer spoke about her tics in a recent interview with David Letterman ...

Depression, anxiety, ADHD and a tic disorder have affected Tyler Read, a Richmond native and junior at Grove Christian School, since his childhood.