Tic Disorders - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Antineuronal antibodies in OCD: comparisons in children with OCD-only, OCD+chronic tics and OCD+PANDAS.

20 Jul 2009 Autoimmunity associated with a streptococcal infection has been proposed as a pathogenic mechanism for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children. Antibrain antibody profiles were compared in children with OCD-only (n = 13; 14.1 +/- 3.1 years), ... Read more...

Methylphenidate in children with oppositional defiant disorder and both comorbid chronic multiple tic disorder and ADHD.

10 May 2008 Our primary objective was to determine if immediate-release methylphenidate is an effective treatment for oppositional defiant disorder diagnosed from mother's report in children with both chronic multiple tic disorder and attention-deficit ... Read more...

Efficacy of botulinum toxin in severe Tourette syndrome with dystonic tics involving the neck.

9 Mar 2008 Severe dystonic tics involving the neck may lead to the development of serious spine disease. The pharmacological treatment of tics offers symptomatic relief, but clinically relevant improvement of severe tics is not frequently achieved and serious ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tic Disorders - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Antineuronal antibodies in OCD: comparisons in children with OCD-only, OCD+chronic tics and OCD+PANDAS. 20 Jul 2009
• Chronic and persistent cough related to vulnerability to psychological stress: tic or psychogenic? 30 May 2008
• Methylphenidate in children with oppositional defiant disorder and both comorbid chronic multiple tic disorder and ADHD. 10 May 2008
• Efficacy of botulinum toxin in severe Tourette syndrome with dystonic tics involving the neck. 9 Mar 2008
• [Tics and Tourette syndrome: diagnosis, course and treatment principles] 8 Jan 2008
• [The treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with comorbid tic hyperkinesis] 30 Dec 2007
• Color perception deficits in co-existing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and chronic tic disorders. 25 Sep 2007
• Attentional functions in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid tic disorder. 23 Sep 2007
• Co-existence of tic disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-recent advances in understanding and treatment. 30 May 2007
• Hyperactivity and comorbidity in Japanese children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 30 May 2007
• A post-streptococcal pathogenesis in children with tic disorders is suggested by a color Doppler echocardiographic study. 31 Mar 2007
• Bilateral hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia: a unique form of painful tic convulsif. 13 Jan 2007
• [Therapeutic response to plasmapheresis in four cases with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tic disorder triggered by streptococcal infections] 30 Dec 2006
• Psychopathological profile in children with chronic tic disorder and co-existing ADHD: additive effects. 13 Dec 2006
• Tic disorders in childhood. 29 Nov 2006
• Treatment of children and adolescents with tics and Tourette syndrome. 30 Jul 2006
• Randomized trial of parent management training in children with tic disorders and disruptive behavior. 30 Jul 2006
• First-onset tics in patients with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder: impact of stimulants. 29 Jun 2006
• PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection). 29 Apr 2006
• A systematic review: antipsychotic augmentation with treatment refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder. 2 Apr 2006

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Technical information about 'Tic Disorders'

Definition: Disorders characterized by recurrent TICS that may interfere with speech and other activities. Tics are sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations which may be exacerbated by stress and are generally attenuated during absorbing activities. Tic disorders are distinguished from conditions which feature other types of abnormal movements that may accompany general medical conditions. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D013981

Alternative terms: Tic Disorders; Tic Disorder; Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder; Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor or Vocal; Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder, Chronic; Transient Tic Disorder; Tic Disorders, Transient; Transient Tic Disorders; Tic Disorder, Transient; Post-Traumatic Tic Disorder; Post Traumatic Tic Disorder; Post-Traumatic Tic Disorders; Tic Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Tic Disorder, Post-Traumatic; Tic Disorder, Post Traumatic; Tic Disorders, Vocal; Tic Disorder, Vocal; Vocal Tic Disorder; Vocal Tic Disorders; Childhood Tic Disorders; Childhood Tic Disorder; Tic Disorder, Childhood; Tic Disorders, Childhood; Motor Tic Disorders; Motor Tic Disorder; Tic Disorder, Motor; Tic Disorders, Motor;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.662.825; F03.550.825;

History Note: 1998(1966)

Technical Notes: TICS is available; TIC DOULOUREUX see TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA is also available