Tics are categorized by unplanned and repeated twitches, movements, or sounds. What to know about causes and treatment for tic disorders.

Provisional tic disorder, previously known as transient tic disorder, is a motor disorder in which the person experiences seemingly involuntary motor and/or verbal tics for under one year.

How common are tic disorders? It is highly likely that a number of people that you know have had a tic disorder at some point in time. Transient tics (a tic or tics that appear but do not persist ...

According to the Tourette Association of America, Tourette Syndrome and tic disorders are not rare and tics occur in as many as 1 in 5 school-aged children.

People with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder were more likely than others to be violently assaulted or convicted of a crime, a cohort study in Sweden showed. Compared with the general ...

The time-consuming task of differentiating tics from non-tic movements on videos of people with suspected tic disorders could soon be streamlined with a machine-learning tool, German scientists say.

Tardive dyskinesia can have similar characteristics to other movement disorders, such as Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. But causes, symptoms, and treatments can differ.

Diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when he was 21, Alton Northup is learning to cope. While there's no cure, he is working with his medical team to reduce his tics.

The new research into Tourette syndrome has found that 1 in 2 children with a tic-related disorder have thought about ending their life, while 1 in 10 children and 1 in 4 affected adults have ...

Can TikTok trigger tics? Some researchers have described the sudden increase in tics as a "pandemic within a pandemic," noting that they are distinct from tics seen in people with Tourette syndrome.

Billie Eilish has Tourette's syndrome, a brain disorder characterized by repetitive and involuntary sounds and motions. The singer spoke about her tics in a recent interview with David Letterman ...