By admin, on May 24th, 2010%
Tourette syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system and it is characterized by sudden, repetitive, purposeless and involuntary muscular movements known as tics along with repetitive vocalizations. This is not a degenerative condition and the individual can learn behavior techniques to control his tics.
Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures
There are no specific laboratory tests or . . . → Read More: Cure for Tourette’s Syndrome
By admin, on May 23rd, 2010%
There are certain myths involved about the cause of Tourette disorder. Many people believe that this disorder is caused in children as a result of faulty upbringing. Often parents are blamed for the development of this disorder in their children and made to feel guilty about it. It has to be understood that this is . . . → Read More: Causes of Tourette’s Syndrome
By admin, on May 22nd, 2010%
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is commonly known as Tourette’s syndrome or Tourette’s disorder. Tourette syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system. The hallmark of this neurological disorder is involuntary tics and repetitive vocalizations. Tics are sudden, repetitive, and stereotyped muscular movements. They are involuntary and difficult to control. They may involve a single muscle . . . → Read More: Tourette’s Syndrome
By admin, on April 30th, 2010%
Transient tics do not need any treatment
Tics are a common occurrence in childhood. Tics are made worse by stress or drawing the attention of the child to his tics. In such cases the tics may last for a short duration of time such as three to four months. In these cases no treatment is required and . . . → Read More: Cure for Tics
By admin, on April 12th, 2010%
Tics are stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving groups of muscles. They are sudden, purposeless, rapid and repeated contractions of muscles.
Some of the common causes of tics are listed below:
Simple tics are a common occurrence in childhood
Simple tics commonly occur in the early childhood years. Boys are four times more likely . . . → Read More: Causes of Tics
By admin, on April 11th, 2010%
Tics are sudden, repetitive, rapid, purposeless and involuntary movements. They involve discrete muscle groups. Tics are virtually identical to one another. They are non rhythmic movements involving discrete muscle groups. If a single group of muscle is involved in the involuntary movements then they are referred to as simple tics. If a stereotyped movement occurs as . . . → Read More: Symptoms of Tics
By admin, on April 10th, 2010%
Tics are sudden, repetitive, rapid, purposeless and involuntary movements. They involve discrete muscle groups. Tics are not rhythmic movements and are virtually identical to one another. Tics are stereotyped motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups. Before doing a tic people affected by this condition usually feel an urge to do the tic. Once they . . . → Read More: What are Tics