I started having tics when I was 7 years old. At first, doctors dismissed my mom's concerns as me just being a kid. Tourette syndrome can't be cured, but I want to have more control over my tics. I’m ...

A recent study published in Neurology highlights a concerning gap in diagnosing Tourette syndrome (TS) in women. Researchers found that women with TS are less likely to be diagnosed and, when they are ...

Often the conclusions of psychopharmacological research articles are interpreted as dogmatic absolutes leaving little room for contrary clinical experience. An example of a successful study that ...

Baylen Dupree was walking through a store when something felt off. She had a strange sensation that she was being followed. She was ticking, a symptom of her then-undiagnosed Tourette syndrome, and ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have observed an increase in teen girls experiencing tics — or what appears to be verbal and motor tics. “Tics are sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic ...

Tics take the form of abnormal, repetitive, and unintentional movements or vocalizations that do not follow any rhythm or pattern. Provisional tic disorder, previously known as transient tic disorder, ...