Tic Disorders - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Challenges in the identification and treatment of PANDAS: a case series.

20 May 2008 Paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS), is characterized by childhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tic disorder that has been found to have a post infectious ... Read more...

Adult onset simple phonic tic after caudate stroke.

13 Apr 2008 We describe a case of adult onset simple phonic tic after subcortical stroke involving left caudate nucleus. In the acute phase of stroke the patient presented a mild right clumsiness with complete recovery one week after onset. Within 3 weeks after ... Read more...

"Stop doing that"! Recognizing and managing tics.

30 Dec 2007 Tics are sudden, non-rhythmic stereotyped movements or vocalizations, such as blinking, sniffing, tapping or saying words. Transient tics are very common, and even chronic tics affect one in 30 people. Tourette Syndrome (TS) is diagnosed clinically ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tic Disorders - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Tic disappearance after penicillin treatment in a patient with PANDAS] 30 Jan 2009
• Challenges in the identification and treatment of PANDAS: a case series. 20 May 2008
• Adult onset simple phonic tic after caudate stroke. 13 Apr 2008
• "Stop doing that"! Recognizing and managing tics. 30 Dec 2007
• Tic suppression in the treatment of Tourette's syndrome with exposure therapy: the rebound phenomenon reconsidered. 13 Aug 2007
• Myoclonic epilepsy masquerading as a tic disorder. 31 Mar 2007
• Adult onset tics after peripheral injury. 7 Feb 2007
• [Painful tic convulsif and Botulinum toxin] 30 May 2006
• PANDAS: to treat or not to treat? 30 Dec 2005
• Association of common cold with exacerbations in pediatric but not adult patients with tic disorder: a prospective longitudinal study. 30 Mar 2005
• Worries and anxieties. 30 Jan 2005
• [Causes of tic disorders in children] 30 Dec 2004
• Oral dyskinesia: a clinical overview. 30 Dec 2004
• Echocardiographic findings in the PANDAS subgroup. 13 Nov 2004
• PANDAS: current status and directions for research. 29 Sep 2004
• Neuroimaging of developmental psychopathologies: the importance of self-regulatory and neuroplastic processes in adolescence. 30 May 2004
• Range of neurologic disorders in patients with celiac disease. 30 May 2004
• Functional brain imaging in Sydenham's chorea and streptococcal tic disorders. 29 Apr 2004
• The pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) subgroup: separating fact from fiction. 30 Mar 2004
• The pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) etiology for tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: hypothesis or entity? Practical considerations for the clinician. 30 Mar 2004

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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