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==Prevalence== |
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A large, community-based study suggested that over 19% of school-age children have tic disorders.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kurlan R, McDermott MP, Deeley C, ''et al'' |title=Prevalence of tics in schoolchildren and association with placement in special education |journal=Neurology |volume=57 |issue=8 |pages=1383-8 |year=2001 |pmid=11673576 |doi=}}</ref> The children with tic disorders in that study were usually undiagnosed. (Kurlan) As many as 1 in 100 people may experience some form of tic disorder, usually before the onset of puberty. (NIH) Tourette syndrome is the more severe expression of a spectrum of tic disorders, which are thought to be due to the same genetic vulnerability. Nevertheless, most cases of Tourette syndrome are not severe. Although a good body of investigative work indicates genetic linkage of the various tic disorders, further study is needed to confirm the relationship. (Swerdlow, 2005 and Black) |
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A large, community-based study suggested that over 19% of school-age children have tic disorders.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kurlan R, McDermott MP, Deeley C, ''et al'' |title=Prevalence of tics in schoolchildren and association with placement in special education |journal=Neurology |volume=57 |issue=8 |pages=1383-8 |year=2001 |pmid=11673576 |doi=}}</ref> The children with tic disorders in that study were usually undiagnosed. (Kurlan) As many as 1 in 100 people may experience some form of tic disorder, usually before the onset of puberty. (NIH) Tourette syndrome is the more severe expression of a spectrum of tic disorders, which are thought to be due to the same genetic vulnerability. Nevertheless, most cases of Tourette syndrome are not severe. Although a good body of investigative work indicates genetic linkage of the various tic disorders, further study is needed to confirm the relationship.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Swerdlow NR |title=Tourette syndrome: current controversies and the battlefield landscape |journal=Current neurology and neuroscience reports |volume=5 |issue=5 |pages=329-31 |year=2005 |pmid=16131414 |doi=}}</ref> |
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==Treatment== |
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*{{cite journal |author=Evidente VG |title=Is it a tic or Tourette's? Clues for differentiating simple from more complex tic disorders |journal=Postgraduate medicine |volume=108 |issue=5 |pages=175-6, 179-82 |year=2000 |pmid=11043089 |doi= |url=http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/10_00/evidente_tic.htm}} |
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*{{cite journal |author=Evidente VG |title=Is it a tic or Tourette's? Clues for differentiating simple from more complex tic disorders |journal=Postgraduate medicine |volume=108 |issue=5 |pages=175-6, 179-82 |year=2000 |pmid=11043089 |doi= |url=http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/10_00/evidente_tic.htm}} |
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* National Institutes of Health (NIH). Accessed 23 Mar 2005. |
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* National Institutes of Health (NIH). Accessed 23 Mar 2005. |
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* {{cite journal |author=Swerdlow NR |title=Tourette syndrome: current controversies and the battlefield landscape |journal=Current neurology and neuroscience reports |volume=5 |issue=5 |pages=329-31 |year=2005 |pmid=16131414 |doi=}} |
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*{{cite journal |author= |title=Definitions and classification of tic disorders. The Tourette Syndrome Classification Study Group |journal=Arch. Neurol. |volume=50 |issue=10 |pages=1013-6 |year=1993 |pmid=8215958 |doi= |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050322170245/http://www.tsa-usa.org/research/definitions.html}} |
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*{{cite journal |author= |title=Definitions and classification of tic disorders. The Tourette Syndrome Classification Study Group |journal=Arch. Neurol. |volume=50 |issue=10 |pages=1013-6 |year=1993 |pmid=8215958 |doi= |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050322170245/http://www.tsa-usa.org/research/definitions.html}} |
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Tic disorders onset in childhood (before the age of 18), and are not due to the effects of medication or another medical condition.
A large, community-based study suggested that over 19% of school-age children have tic disorders. The children with tic disorders in that study were usually undiagnosed. (Kurlan) As many as 1 in 100 people may experience some form of tic disorder, usually before the onset of puberty. (NIH) Tourette syndrome is the more severe expression of a spectrum of tic disorders, which are thought to be due to the same genetic vulnerability. Nevertheless, most cases of Tourette syndrome are not severe. Although a good body of investigative work indicates genetic linkage of the various tic disorders, further study is needed to confirm the relationship.