Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Tourette syndrome is a relatively common and complex neurobehavioral disorder characterized by motor and vocal (phonic) tics. Tics are abrupt, rapid, brief, repetitive behaviors that may resemble ...

Individuals with severe Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder (TS/CTD) are at increased risk for cervical spine disorders and related neurological conditions, new research suggests. In a study of ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My son jerks his neck constantly. Why does he have this tic? Is it dangerous? What can we do about it? DEAR READER: Tics are upsetting – both to the person who has them and to the ...

Chronic motor tic disorder is a condition that involves brief, uncontrollable, spasm-like movements or vocal outbursts (called phonic tics), but not both. If both a physical tic and vocal outburst are ...

Dr. Barbara Coffey, director of the Tics and Tourette’s Disorder Clinical and Research Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has been ...

Usually when Dr. Joseph Pinter sees young patients with tics, it's the parents who are most bothered. A 4 or 5-year-old who's blinking his eyes excessively or rolling her eyes every few seconds may ...

Tourette Syndrome gained attention across the country this year when American Idol contestant James Durbin openly shared his struggles with the disorder. Durbin was voted off the show and the public ...

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 ...