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 ...

Tourette's syndrome is a lifelong neurological disorder with symptoms that, contrary to popular belief, only rarely include the involuntary shouting of obscenities. The disorder is associated with a ...

Share on Pinterest Some common child behaviors such as throat clearing, coughing, or an inability to sit still can sometimes be an indicator of a tic disorder. Getty Images Tic disorders and ...

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. She ...

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 ...

My nine-year-old’s record for clearing her throat is 33 times in one minute. I counted. It’s a noise so distracting sometimes you can’t really do anything else but count how many times it happens.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with severe Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorders had a higher risk for cervical spine disorders ...

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 ...