Tics: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Tics

Huntington's disease Striatonigral degeneration Lesch–Nyhan syndrome Systemic lupus erythematosus Lyme disease Torticollis Multiple system atrophy Tourette syndrome and other tic [en.wikipedia.org]

Tourette Syndrome

The clinical surveillance and active management of Tourette syndrome (TS) and other primary chronic tic disorders cannot be limited to tics, as these patients manifest a spectrum [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Three different conditions were compared: "tics", "tics suppressed", and "tics imitated". [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]

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]

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]

PANDAS

Moreover, longitudinal retrospective studies suggest that a recent exposure to GABHS might be a risk factor for the onset of tics and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Rheumatic Fever

In addition, some cases of chorea are mild or atypical and may be confused with motor tics or the involuntary jerks of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. [news-medical.net]

[…] 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]

Streptococcal Infection

Antineuronal antibodies were measured in eight children (mean 11.3 years) with chronic, dramatic, recurrent tics and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) associated with a [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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]

March 2007 Cited by: 19 Abstract The goal of this study was to discriminate subtypes of pediatric obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) among youth with and without a comorbid tic [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]

Neuralgia

Published: September, 2014 Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a painful disorder of a nerve in the face called the trigeminal nerve or fifth cranial nerve [health.harvard.edu]

Published: May, 2017 Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a painful disorder of a nerve in the face called the trigeminal nerve or fifth cranial nerve. [health.harvard.edu]

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

Psychogenic Cough

The combination of organic precipitants and emotional maintaining factors suggests that psychogenic cough tic is a condition that lies between somatization and transient tic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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

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]

Trigeminal Neuropathy

Published: September, 2014 Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a painful disorder of a nerve in the face called the trigeminal nerve or fifth cranial nerve [health.harvard.edu]

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

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

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

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]

Movement Disorder

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

People with Tourette's disorder have both motor and vocal tics, with onset of the tics before age 18. [neuro.stonybrookmedicine.edu]

Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders in Children and Adolescents Tics are rapid, purposeless, repetitive but not rhythmic, involuntary movements (muscle or motor tics [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]

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]

[…] movements, including jerking motions (chorea), particularly of the arms and legs, and muscle tensing (dystonia) in the face and throat, which can cause grimacing and vocal tics [medlineplus.gov]

Tic Disorder

Rarely, motor tics may be induced by an unexpected startling stimulus (ie, reflex tics or startle-induced tics). [web.archive.org]

Tic, Tic-Störungen French Tics anormaux, Trouble de tic, non précisé, Tics, TICS, Troubles des tics, Tic Italian Tic, Patologie con tic, Disturbo a tipo tic, non specificato [fpnotebook.com]

Classification of tics Tics are classified as either simple or complex. [web.archive.org]

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]

Facial Spasm

Heads you win: How Chris's tic was cured The tic had come to dominate every aspect of Chris's life. [dailymail.co.uk]

Transient tic disorder Transient tic disorder is diagnosed when facial tics last for a short period of time. [healthline.com]

Chris says: 'The tic became the third person in our relationship. Every evening we would discuss how bad it had been throughout the day.' [dailymail.co.uk]

Paramyoclonus Multiplex

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Rate as tic; convulsive; severe cases Description Percentage Rate as tic; convulsive; severe cases 60 Need help with Medical Compensation? [kdvma.com]

It is supposed to be closely allied to convulsive tic, and possibly there may be some disturbance in the motor cells in the cortex and cord. Symptoms. [henriettes-herb.com]

Jankovic Rivera Syndrome

Involuntary vocalizations and facial tics began at age 36, but within 5 years the tics were replaced by progressive parkinsonism with supranuclear ophthalmoparesis. [n.neurology.org]

It is possible thatsome of the patients with de novo tics were not rec-ognized to have tics in their childhood or they havesecondary tics. [docslide.com.br]

[…] with tic severity and internalizing symptoms. [springermedizin.de]

Senile Chorea

Central Nervous System > 4.9 Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders > 4.9.3 Drugs used in essential tremor, chorea, tics, and related disorders First line Second [southwest.devonformularyguidance.nhs.uk]

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]

Trichotillomania

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

This paper examines the available evidence-base for assessments in youth across three BFRB-related disorders: compulsive skin picking, chronic tic disorders and trichotillomania [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] 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]

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]

Sphenopalatine Neuralgia

Also referred to as tic douloureux. Resources Periodicals Fields, H. "Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia." [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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

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

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

The complex clinical presentation of the patient described includes hyperkinesias, complex motor movements, and vocal tics, which have not been reported in other patients [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Extrapyramidal Disorder

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

Definition (NCI) Difficulty moving; distortion or impairment of voluntary movement, as in tic, spasm, or myoclonus. [fpnotebook.com]

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

Adult Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

However, in most cases, patients exhibit personality changes and facial tics. [symptoma.com]

Type B: Type B is not associated with epilepsy or dysarthria; however, as with Kufs disease type A, its characteristic features include dementia, ataxia, tics and tremors. [medigoo.com]

Other signs and symptoms of Type A include tics, tremors, dysarthria (speech difficulties), confusion, dementia, and/or psychotic behavior. [symptoma.com]

Familial Dyskinesia and Facial Myokymia

Differentiate tics vs. Myoclonus [quizlet.com]

) G25.6 Drug-induced tics and other tics of organic origin Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify drug, if drug-induced. [apps.who.int]

The five major categories of dyskinesias in alphabetical order are chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, tics, and tremor. Table 1.1 presents the complete list. [clinicalgate.com]

X-Linked Parkinsonism with Spasticity

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

[…] 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]

Tics (Nemours Foundation) [medlineplus.gov]