LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Everyone copes with anxiety differently. But amid the extra stressors of the pandemic, doctors across the country are seeing a rise in patients coming to them for tic disorders, or ...

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 ...

Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder patients were twice as likely to be diagnosed with metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, a longitudinal study of Swedish health registries found. Compared ...

PHILADELPHIA — The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released a new guideline on the management of Tourette Syndrome and other chronic tic disorders. The guideline and the systematic review of ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Tik Tok is in the spotlight once again, after researchers suggest a sudden increase in teen tics could be linked to the popular social media site. Health experts from ...

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 ...

Functional Tic Disorder — It's a condition neurologists say could be influenced by videos on social media, some of which are about tics and Tourette syndrome. "There's been an influx, a huge influx, ...

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, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Neurologists at Vanderbilt Health sound the alarm about functional tic disorder presenting mostly in female patients between 13 and 18 years old three to four times more than ...

The common symptom of tics for those living with Tourette syndrome can sometimes interrupt a person’s life, and for some, the condition also may come with other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric ...

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 ...