motor tic

motor tic

Neurology A nonpurposeful repeated muscle spasm; simple MTs–SMTs are abrupt, brief, single, isolated Examples Eye blink, shoulder shrug, repetitive kicking of legs, head jerk, eye dart, nose twitch. See Torsion dystonia. Cf Akathitic movement, Hand caressing, Hyperekplexia, Ritual, Sterotypy.
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Six months ago, the tic symptoms once again increased, with the patient's total Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) score reaching 31, including a motor tic score of 16 and a vocal tic score of 15.
The Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on a Child with Tourette Syndrome
Tics are involuntary rapid recurrent non-rhythmic movement--motor tics--or sounds--vocal tics--that are sudden and purposeless, say Chowdhury and Murphy, and tic disorders in children can range from brief episodes of a single motor tic to chronic multiple tics, typically referred to as Tourette syndrome.
Tic Disorders: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Improvement of motor tic symptoms was superior to that of phonic tic symptoms.
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Globus Pallidus Internus in Patients with Intractable Tourette Syndrome: A 1-year Follow-up Study
At 24 months, the responders had statistically significant improvements from baseline in components of the two scales, including the number of phonic tics per minute, motor tic severity, and phonic tic severity, Mr.
Daily deep brain stimulation effective in Tourette
Purpose: This case is to describe the response to dietary and nutritional intervention of a pediatric patient diagnosed with Motor Tic Disorder.
Effects of dietary and nutritional management ofa pediatric patient with motor tic disorder
A's finger-insertion behavior could be interpreted as a complex motor tic or as a compulsion, in which case impairment was significant enough to justify a diagnosis of OCD,
A girl repeatedly jabs her finger up her nose: compulsion or self-injury?
Five index scores include total motor tic score, total phonic tic score, total tic score, whole disorder grading and global severity score.
Quality of life and self-esteem in children with chronic tic disorder
As a teenager, Fleischman has been able to better control her tics through a technique known as suppression - holding them in until a more “convenient time” arrives to release them - but when she was younger, Fleischman often would blink her eyes repeatedly (a simple motor tic), clear her throat (simple vocal tic), utter “I love you mommy” over and over (complex vocal tic) or touch every tile on the kitchen table (complex motor tic).
Tourette Syndrome and Bullying a Part of Memorial Middle School's Advocacy and Awareness Efforts
Participants were children and adolescents aged 7-17 years who met DSM-IV criteria, for ADHD and had concurrent Tourette's syndrome and/or chronic motor tic disorder: 76 received atomoxetine and 72 received placebo.
Atomoxetine effective treatment for ADHD with tic disorder
Participants were children and adolescents aged 7-17 years who met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD and had concurrent Tourette's syndrome and/or chronic motor tic disorder: 76 received atomoxetine and 72 received placebo.
Nonstimulant atomoxetine tames severe ADHD: in randomized trials, the drug provided relief of symptoms without worsening comorbid tic disorders
About 80% had Tourette's syndrome; the remainder had a chronic motor tic disorder.
Atomoxetine improved ADHD, didn't worsen tics: comorbid ADHD, Tourette's syndrome
She added: "Grainne has an illness called motor tics where it affects the nerves in her body causing uncontrolled movements.
Horror attack on girl aged 10 for no reason; Video shows Grainne being pulled by hair and punched on ground

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