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A repetitive movement that is difficult, if not impossible, to control. Tics can affect any group of muscles. The most common are facial tics, such as eye- blinking, nose-twitching, or grimacing. Tics that affect the muscles used to produce speech are known as vocal tics, and can range from grunts or whistles to the repetition of complete words or phrases. Complex motor tics involve multiple, sequenced movements, and can include behaviors such as twirling in place, tapping a certain number of times, or stooping to touch the ground. You can have a tic without having Tourette's Syndrome.
Tourette's syndrome is a disorder that prominently features tics, often to the point of causing significant distress and problems functioning. It is more common in people with ADHD, obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety but it can occur on its own.
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What is touretts?
tourettes is special neurological disorder where a person can not help twitching or making involuntary noises, i actually have tourettes and have done for 11 years of my life. its a major pain but you learn to deal with it
Can people with tourettes control cursing outbursts?
No they have no control over their tics
Does Dustin pedroia have tourettes syndrome?
does dustin pedroia have facial tics
What disease contains uncontrollable tics and spontaneous vocal out bursts?
Tourettes syndrom.
Tics and what causes them?
sometimes anxiety old add or other disorders can. sometimes its tourettes
How do you get tourette's syndrome?
it's a genetic disorder, meaning you get it from your parents. although it may not have manifested itself in your parents or perhaps their tics weren't noticed as a problem and they grew out of them as tourettes was not well-known until recently.
Does Megan Fox have tourettes?
Yes, Megan Fox does indeed have tourettes. She often tics or swears uncontrollably during interviews, but she is learning to cope with it and possibly control it.
How do you control tics?
i wanna know the same thing man
How should people act towards children with tourettes syndrome?
Treat me just as you would anyone without Tourette's Disorder. I am who I am in spite of my tics.
Can tourettes syndrome kill someone?
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is part of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) of the USA and the NHS of Brittain, although the disorder is generally lifelong and chronic, it is not a degenerative condition. Individuals with TS have a normal life expectancy. People do not die from it.
How do people with tourettes syndrome handle going to church?
I have Tourettes Syndrome and have been going to church all my life . There have been no problems regarding behaviour ,sometimes I get intrusive thoughts that I couldn't say in church but I can manage these so that i don't say them out loud . Im sure people with more severe tics may say thing out loud in church .
What is Tourette's Syndrome?
The essential features of Tourette's Disorder are multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, non-rhythmic, stereotyped, motor movement or vocalization. Tics may occur many times a day, recurrently throughout a period of more than 1 year. During this period, there is never a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. The onset of the disorder is before age 18 years but some cases worsen in adulthood.Tourette Syndrome is a connection in the nervous system that makes the person to make sudden movements and sounds (also known as tics) these tics can come in two forms motor and vocal ticsmotor tics - are the sudden movements and twitchesvocal tics - are the sudden soundsIn some rare cases tics may require cussing of even hitting themselves over and over again violently but be cautious not to bring it up because it will just make matters worseTourette's syndrome or Tourette syndrome is a condition that usually sets in in young childhood and is characterised by tics, all uncontrolled by the person with the condition. Tics may be facial movements, arm movements, shoulder movements or neck movements (or others). Tics may also include vocal utterances, as equally uncontrollable to the patient as the movement tics. Vocal tics may include the utterance of random words, or the uttering of socially inappropriate words and phrases including swearwords. 'Uncontrollable' is not quite accurate as many people with the condition do feel the tic (movement or verbal) coming on but cannot feel relief again until a coming twitch is twitched or a coming shout is shouted. Thus the person with Tourettes who feels the tic coming can choose to delay the tic/opt not to allow the emergence of the tic, but this may result in worse ticcing later. Or, it may be that the the build-up of the feeling of the oncoming tic is so great that the tic has to be let out or the discomfort of holding it in would be too great. It is especially this latter sense that makes me call the tics of Tourettes 'uncontrollable'.Social situations may be awkward for Tourettes patients. Awkward uttering of swearwords or rude phrases in public may occur, or odd wordless but audible noises like squeaks. The movement tics may be awkward too. They may be strange twitches, stretching of the limbs, shakes of the head or jerks of various parts.
