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Tics: Introduction

Tics: Involuntary muscle twitches. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Tics is available below.

Symptoms of Tics

• Tics
• Twitches
• Involuntary eye-blinking
• Involuntary shoulder shrugging
• Repetitive identical repeated movements
• more symptoms...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tics?

• Misdiagnosis of Tics
• Failure to diagnose Tics
• Hidden causes of Tics (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Tics

Tics: Related Patient Stories

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Tics: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Tics.

Causes of Tics

• Nervous system disorders
• Tourette syndrome
• See also causes of symptom tics
• Choreoacanthocytosis amyotrophic - tics
• PANDAS - tics
• more causes...»

See full list of 37 causes of Tics

More information about causes of Tics:

• Underlying causes of Tics
• Tics as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Tics

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Tics:

• Motor tics
• Phonic tics
• Simple tics
• Simple motor tics
• Complex motor tics
• more related diseases...»

Research about Tics

Visit our research pages for current research about Tics treatments.

Clinical Trials for Tics

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Tics include:

• Safety Study of Galantamine in Tic Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - galantamine
• Database and Registry for Renal Diverticulum - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Tics in Patients With Tourette's Syndrome and Chronic Motor Tic Disorder - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - [O15] Water
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Habit Reversal Training for the Treatment of Chronic Tic Disorders in Children - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Brain Activation in Vocal and Motor Tics - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 37 Clinical Trials for Tics

Tics: Broader Related Topics

• Movement conditions
• more types...»

Types of Tics

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User Interactive Forums

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Definitions of Tics:

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) - (Source - Diseases Database)

A local and habitual twitching especially in the face - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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