Tics: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Tics

Chorea Gravidarum

Angelman syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Chronic motor tic disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Facial tics (Medical Encyclopedia) Movement - uncontrollable (Medical Encyclopedia [icdlist.com]

There are also chapters on tardive dyskinesia, unusual clinical syndromes, and tics and stereotyped movements in children. [books.google.com]

Tourette Syndrome

Tics that produce movement are called “motor tics,” while tics that produce sound are called “vocal tics” or “phonic tics.” Tics can be either simple or complex. [tourette.ca]

TICS Tics are brief movements (motor tics) or sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat (vocal tics). [web.archive.org]

Typically the first tics to appear are facial tics like eye blinking, nose twitching, or grimacing. Why do people tic? [tourette.ca]

Rheumatic Chorea

Angelman syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Chronic motor tic disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Facial tics (Medical Encyclopedia) Movement - uncontrollable (Medical Encyclopedia [icdlist.com]

Simple tics occur in about 50% of children. Chronic Tics last longer than 6 months. Tics are usually low amplitude with only mild to moderate forcefullness. [pediatrics.emory.edu]

Critique: tic disorder controls with OCD were from reported literature [pandasppn.org]

PANDAS

PANDAS is a clinical diagnosis and treatment frequently consists of standard management of group A streptococcal infection and OCD/or tic disorder. [symptoma.com]

The five clinical characteristics that define the PANDAS subgroup are the presence of OCD and/or tic disorder, prepubertal age of onset, abrupt onset and relapsing-remitting [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Objective: To investigate the risk of mental disorders, specifically OCD and tic disorders, after a streptococcal throat infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Adjustment Reaction of Adolescence

[…] disorder F95.0 Transient tic disorder F95.1 Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of [icd10data.com]

F94.2 Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood F94.8 Other childhood disorders of social functioning F94.9 Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified F95 Tic [icd10data.com]

Rheumatic Fever

[…] autoimmune condition caused by antibodies targeting the basal ganglia after group A streptococcal infection resulting in acute onset of obsessive compulsive disorder and/or tics [step2.medbullets.com]

Streptococcal infection and exacerbations of childhood tics and obsessive- compulsive symptoms: a prospective blinded cohort study. Pediatrics. 2008 ; 121 : 1188–1197. [doi.org]

PANDAS It has been proposed that an autoimmune response after a streptococcal infection may result in obsessive-compulsive disorder or tics in some children. [aafp.org]

Streptococcal Infection

Children with a pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) phenotype may have tics or obsessive compulsive symptoms secondary [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) is a well-defined syndrome in which tics (motor and/or vocal) and/or obsessive [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There may be dyskinesias - eg, mild facial or vocal tics. The condition follows a relapsing and remitting course. [patient.info]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

[…] patients without chronic tics. [dx.doi.org]

Tic status was based on the presence of motor and/or vocal tics on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale. Tics were identified in 53% of the sample. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Results suggested that subjects without tics had significantly more contamination obsessions, sexual obsessions, and counting compulsions than youth with comorbid tics. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neuralgia

[…] just “tic”. [neurosurgery.ufl.edu]

Trigeminal neuralgia commonly is called "tic douloureux" or just "tic". When severe, it is the most excruciating pain known to man. [ufhealth.org]

Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia Symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) often come and go over time. [healthcommunities.com]

Psychogenic Cough

Abstract BACKGROUND: We conducted a systematic review on the management of psychogenic cough, habit cough, and tic cough to update the recommendations and suggestions of the [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Management and diagnosis of psychogenic cough, habit cough, and tic cough: A systematic review. [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]

[…] disorder," "vocal tic," "Tourette's syndrome," "honking cough," and "barking cough." [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

X-Linked Parkinsonism with Spasticity

Unlike tics, myoclonus is not suppressible. [stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu]

Tics (Nemours Foundation) [medlineplus.gov]

[…] dystonia; occupational dystonia Lubag syndrome or X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism Cerebellar Ataxia Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep Myoclonus Tics [movementdisorders.us]

Trigeminal Neuropathy

Such pain usually does not respond to carbamazepine and analgesics, and it is continuous and lacks the characteristic paroxysmal character of tic douloureux. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tic convulsif Odontalgia TMD Maxillary sinusitis Migraine SUNCT Giant cell arteritis What is the trigeminal nerve? [tnaaustralia.org.au]

Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as tic douloureux, which means "painful tic." [medbroadcast.com]

Trigeminal Neuralgia

[…] neuralgia (tic douloureux) Symptoms of Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) Clinical Examination of Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) How is Trigeminal neuralgia (tic [healthengine.com.au]

With these two cases of HC-tic syndrome, we suggest that TN has a special predilection for all types of TACs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Tic Douloureux Overview Tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia is a severe, stabbing pain to one side of the face. [webmd.com]

Movement Disorder

Tics may be transient, recurrent, or chronic and are divided into motor tics and phonic or vocal tics. Motor tics are tics that make movements. [childneurologyfoundation.org]

Tic disorders Tics are sudden, involuntary movements or sounds that come and go over time. [childrenshospital.org]

Tics can be suppressed only for brief periods and with conscious effort. [msdmanuals.com]

Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Movements resembling tics are observed in a small proportion of patients with PMDs. Clinical features can help to differentiate them from organic tics. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Psychogenic Tics Tics are defined as repeated, patterned, individually recognizable movements. [bcm.edu]

KEYWORDS: Dystonia; Movement disorders; Myoclonus; Parkinsonism; Paroxysmal dyskinesia; Psychogenic; Tics; Tremor [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Trichotillomania

[…] for Tics, or CBIT. [nyulangone.org]

[…] organic origin ( G20 - G25 ) nail-biting ( F98.8 ) nose-picking ( F98.8 ) stereotypies that are part of a broader psychiatric condition ( F01 - F95 ) thumb-sucking ( F98.8 ) tic [icd10data.com]

Vocal tics may include throat clearing, coughing, and sniffing. [nyulangone.org]

Paramyoclonus Multiplex

Angelman syndrome Chronic motor tic disorder Deep brain stimulation Facial tics Hallervorden-Spatz disease Movement - uncontrollable Movement - uncontrolled or slow Movement [icdlist.com]

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McLeod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome

Some patients suffer from vocal tics; half of all patients develop epilepsy, which may also be the first symptom. [mgz-muenchen.de]

[…] behaviour changes involuntary movements: - chorea - irregular dancing movements - dystonia - more sustained movements with posturing of the limbs, trunk, neck, face - tics [contact.org.uk]

Tics (Nemours Foundation) [medlineplus.gov]

Ophthalmic Nerve Disorder

"tic douloureux." [physio-pedia.com]

Tic douloureux, or trigeminal neuralgia, is a relatively frequent cause of facial pain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Trigeminal neuralgia An instructive example of trigeminal nerve dysfunction is trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), an irritation of the nerve that probably occurs due to [dartmouth.edu]

Tic Disorder

[…] term "transient tic disorder" for those with tic symptoms of less than 12-month duration; (4) establishing new tic disorder categories for those with substance induced tic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

TICS Tics are brief movements (motor tics) or sounds produced by moving air through the nose, mouth, or throat (vocal tics). [web.archive.org]

Tics preceded dystonia in 12, dystonia preceded tics in 4, and 1 patient had simultaneous onset of tics and dystonia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Paroxysmal Hemicrania

We review the six other cases of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania-tic (CPH-tic) reported, and suggest that the term paroxysmal hemicrania-tic syndrome (PH-tic) be used to describe [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The association of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and ticlike pain-chronic paroxysmal hemicrania-tic (CPH-tic)-is a recently described syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The association between CPH and TN is called chronic paroxysmal hemicrania-tic syndrome (CPH-tic). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Infantile Convulsions and Choreoathetosis

The association with other paroxysmal disorders such as migraine, with or without aura, hemiplegic migraine, episodic ataxia and tics has also been described. [orpha.net]

+39 0522295968; fax: +39 0522295046.www.elsevier.com/locate/braindevxxx (2013) xxxxxx0387-7604/$ - see front matter 2013 The Japanese Society of Child Nthe presence of tics [docslide.com.br]

Facial Spasm

Hemifacial spasm, also known as tic convulsif, is a condition that causes frequent “tics,” or muscle spasms, on one side of the face. [weillcornellbrainandspine.org]

It usually affects only one side of the face, but in severe cases, tics may occur on both sides. [healthcommunities.com]

Tics Facial tics are brief, repetitive, coordinated, semipurposeful movements of grouped facial and neck muscles. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Senile Chorea

Tics can be suppressed only for brief periods and with conscious effort. Tics may be simple or complex. [med-info.nl]

Spasmodic or convulsive tic is sufficiently distinctive of the conditions sometimes designated habit-chorea and the jerky involuntary incoördinate movements of hysteria require [jamanetwork.com]

Tics tend to be more complex than myoclonus and less flowing than chorea. [med-info.nl]

Sphenopalatine Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia/Tic Douloureux Association. P.O. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Nicholaus Andre coined the term tic douloureux in 1756. [emedicine.medscape.com]

IASPの慢性疼痛分類 ( Mersky and Boguk N, 1994) Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)(II-1) Sudden, usually unilateral, severe brief stabbing recurrent pains in the distribution of [shiga-med.ac.jp]

Drug-Induced Dystonia

Involuntary movements, including tremor, chorea, athetosis, dyskinesias, dystonia, myoclonus, tics, ballismus and akathisia, may be symptoms of primary neurologic disease [benzosupport.org]

G2569Other tics of organic origin G2570Drug induced movement disorder, unspecified G2571Drug induced akathisia G2579Other drug induced movement disorders G2582Stiff-man syndrome [cms.gov]

Other types of tardive dyskinesia include facial tics and irregular, dance-like movements called choreas. [dystonia.org.uk]

Hemifacial Spasm

A series of 152 posterior fossa explorations for tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm has been reviewed with assessment of outcome at the last follow-up examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract A series of 152 posterior fossa explorations for tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm has been reviewed with assessment of outcome at the last follow-up examination [doi.org]

Hemifacial spasm, also known as tic convulsif, is a condition that causes frequent “tics,” or muscle spasms, on one side of the face. [weillcornellbrainandspine.org]

Orofacial Dyskinesia

Angelman syndrome Chronic motor tic disorder Deep brain stimulation Facial tics Hallervorden-Spatz disease Movement - uncontrollable Movement - uncontrolled or slow Movement [icdlist.com]

Tics Tics can be divided into two disorders: motor tics (abnormal movements) and/or vocal tics (abnormal sounds). [encyclopedia.com]

The dyskinesias include the TICS, MYOCLONUS, CHOREA and ATHETOSIS. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Blepharospasm

Tourette syndrome — tics and coprolalia Tic doloroux — CN5 distribution pain associated with wincing tardive dyskinesia — dyskinesia is not limited to the eyelids apraxia [litfl.com]

Facial tics or Tourette syndrome: Facial tics are repetitive stereotyped movements or vocalisations such as blinking, sniffing, facial movements or tensing of abdominal muscles [aimu.us]

Eyelid Tic (habitual spasmodic muscular contraction). Exact cause of benign essential blepharospasm is not known. [nhp.gov.in]

Paroxysmal Non-Kinesigenic Dyskinesia

Tics Tics can be divided into two disorders: motor tics (abnormal movements) and/or vocal tics (abnormal sounds). [encyclopedia.com]

Angelman syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Chronic motor tic disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Facial tics (Medical Encyclopedia) Movement - uncontrollable (Medical Encyclopedia [icdlist.com]

Tics (Nemours Foundation) [medlineplus.gov]