B O S T O N, Dec. 27 -- While most of us think of the typical Tourette's patient as the rare eccentric who barks obscenities and jerks their arms wildly, a recent study says much more subtle symptoms ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more children are being diagnosed with tics. In October, the Wall Street Journal covered the emergence; other stories and accounts followed. In some cases, ...

In third grade, Sarah Rehmeyer missed two months of school for an usual reason — barking. Sarah, 10, has a neurological condition called Tourette syndrome that is characterized by uncontrollable motor ...

Believe it or not, eye rolling isn’t always a sign of disrespect. It’s one of the most common tics that children can develop. Other common tics are blinking, coughing and throat clearing. “A tic is an ...

Q: 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? Is it serious ...

Children who sustain even mild traumatic brain injuries have a much higher risk of developing new behavioral health issues –such as depression or obsessive-compulsive disorder – up to four years later ...

One out of four students in special-education classes has a tic-related disorder like Tourette syndrome, and the rate of Tourette’s among students in the general population is 50 to 75 times higher ...

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.

Q: 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 is it ...

WINDER, Ga. — Eleven-year-old Blake Desadier thought his mom was lying when she told him there were other kids like him with Tourette's syndrome. Then he went to "Camp Twitch and Shout," a weeklong ...

A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS) - a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics - finds that ...

A meta-analysis of multiple studies into the genetic background of Tourette's syndrome (TS) -- a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by chronic involuntary motor and vocal tics -- finds that ...