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Repetitive, twitching or jerking movements of any part of the face or body and occurring at irregular intervals to release emotional tension. Children are commonly affected but tics seldom persist into adult life. They do not indicate organic disorder and can be controlled by an effort of will. See also GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME.
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Tic disorders include Tourette syndrome and repetitive behaviours as seen in autism.
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Por supuesto, no podriamos ahorrarnos la explicacion de los tics verbales, que se clasifican por su complejidad; asi, le diriamos que los simples se manifiestan al carraspear, al silbar o tararear, y que entre los complejos estan la ecolalia y la coprolalia, que se presentan en el <<sindrome de Tourette>>.
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