ST. PAUL, MN – Children in special education classes are more likely to have tic disorders such as Tourette syndrome than children in regular classes, and these disorders are more common in all ...

This post was written by Chelsea Dale, M.S. Taylor’s mother noticed that her 8-year-old child was constantly sniffing but did not have a cold or allergies and was excessively blinking, head nodding, ...

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Everyone copes with anxiety differently. But amid the extra stressors of the pandemic, doctors across the country are seeing a rise in patients coming to them for tic disorders, or ...

There's concern about a new trend that is baffling doctors and is possibly fueled by social media. Dr. Zelime Elibol, director of the Children's Tourette Syndrome Clinic at Cook Children's Medical ...

Group A streptococcus (GAS) infection is not associated with new-onset tic disorders in at-risk children, findings from a large prospective study show. The results mean that if pre-teens present with ...

For reasons that remain murky, new research warns that a spike in social media use during the pandemic might have worsened tic disorders in children. Tics are sudden twitches, movements or sounds that ...

Exposure to the bacteria that causes strep throat does not appear to make Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders worse in children and teens, according to a new study. However, exposure was ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. This post was written by ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It can be frightening for any parent when their child suddenly shows signs of a neurological disorder. If the issues develop quickly, what type of doctors can help, where do they ...

Children who had a first-degree relative with chronic tic disorder were no more likely to develop tics after exposure to group A Streptococcus (GAS), data from the European Multicenter Tics in ...