Individuals with severe Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder (TS/CTD) are at increased risk for cervical spine disorders and related neurological conditions, new research suggests. In a study of ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...

Jess Thom (left) and Jess Mabel Jones from Thom's show, Backstage in Biscuit Land. Thom's website says she's "changing the world, one tic at a time." Jess Thom says the word "biscuit" about 16,000 ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2018 -- Electric zaps can help rewire the brains of Tourette syndrome patients, effectively reducing their uncontrollable vocal and motor tics, a new study shows. The procedure, ...

Two of the tallest buildings in Philadelphia, One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place, will turn their lights teal on Tuesday night to mark Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. Tourette syndrome, a ...

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that involves abnormal extra movements, or sounds that can be sudden and unwanted. In order to make the diagnosis of Tourette syndrome, these vocal and ...

Minnesotans with sickle cell disease or chronic vocal disorder, also known as motor tic disorder, will soon be able to participate in the state’s medical cannabis program. The Minnesota Department of ...

Baylen Dupree was about 7 years old when her parents noticed she had very simple motor tics — an early sign of Tourette syndrome — but they brushed it off because it didn't interfere with her everyday ...

Last fall I reported on a phenomenon that doctors around the globe were just beginning to understand: Teen girls were showing up in hospitals and clinics with sudden motor and verbal tics seemingly ...

Tics are sudden, uncontrollable, spastic movements or verbal outbursts. These movements or vocalizations are repetitive, do not follow a rhythm, and are generally involuntary. Persistent motor or ...