Tic

Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder defined by sudden, repetitive, involuntary movements or vocalizations called tics. The worst symptoms are first noticed in childhood before the age of 18 years with improvement into late teens and adulthood. Males are affected three to four times more often than females. Approximately 200,000 individuals have a severe form of TS. Tic disorders can occur in all ethnic and cultural groups and tend to be genetic. Evidence suggests that TS is an…

of Tic Disorder. Tics are repetitive, involuntary movements (twitches) and vocalizations. Tourette Syndrome is part of a spectrum of neurological disorders that typically first appear in childhood.The first noticeable symptoms of Tourettes are typically involuntary movements of the face, arms, limbs or trunk. These tics are frequent, repetitive and rapid. The most common symptom of this disorder is a facial tic (eye blink, nose twitch, or sneer), which over time becomes joined by other tics of…

causes people to exhibit motor tics which they have no control over. Simple tics are brief and repetitive motions, such as eye blinking and grimacing or vocalization, such as throat clearing. Complex tics often involve moving the whole body while vocal tics can include words or even sentences. The “swearing” element of Tourette syndrome is real, but just part of the problem. Often, the…

neuropsychiatric disorder that affects roughly 1% of the population) and the relationship between increased gamma band activity in the thalamus promoted by deep brain stimulation and inhibition or minimization of tics and/or other symptoms of Tourette’s in both short-term and long-term evaluations. To clarify, tics are involuntary physical or verbal reactions that begin during early childhood and are characteristic of Tourette’s Syndrome. This research consisted of five patients who received…

Many Motor tics may be incidents of moving the neck from side to side, rolling of the eyes, swinging arms, jumping, etc. In rare cases it is reported that vomiting is also a tic associated with this disorder. A specific study was done in order to study this unusual tic more closely. In a case study reported by The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Science (Hesapçıoğlu, Bilginer, & Kandil…

Tourette’s Article Review Tourette’s is a tic disorder. Characterization of Tourette’s consists of the presence of involuntary contractions of muscle groups. These contractions result in verbal sounds and utterances or motor movements. Tourette’s is a combination of vocal and motor tics that occur numerous times throughout the day almost every day, however, not necessarily simultaneously for at least one year. In addition, Tourette’s must onset before age 18. Finally, diagnosis of…

book was written about a priest who presented with both vocal and motor tics, but people believed all the tics were caused by possession. Also we cannot be positive it was not another disorder so this books credibility is questionable. The second time a case of turrets was reported is one of the more well-known stories. The case of Marquise de Dampierre, a French noble woman in 1852 who presented with both vocal and body tics . Marquise is thought to be the first recorded case after Dr. Jean…

experienced trauma through child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual assault, natural disasters, life threatening illness, being threatened by death or harm, serious accidents, and many other situations where danger is present (Smyth, 2013). Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is an intervention acknowledging how all types of trauma may be impacting clients, and recognizing and responding to trauma in a safe and empowering way (Trauma-Informed Care, 2012). Experiencing trauma can significantly impact a…

“Depressing as it was, arriving at the front step of the house meant that I had completed the first leg of that bitter tasting journey to my bedroom.” As unrealistic as it seems, Sedaris relates to the reader by showing how hysterical yet abnormal his tics were, and the life he was stuck in. Sedaris dug deep into in memories as Annie Dillard said authors must do. He doesn’t just tell the reader what he did in his childhood, but he told the reason, he told the little details. It was not a simple…

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) According to TIC, in 1969, many students from Des Moines decided to wear black armbands to their school to protest against the Vietnam War. The school officials created a policy on December 14th, 1965 where students wearing armbands would be asked to remove them, if they refuse they would be suspended. Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt disregarded this policy and wore the armbands to school anyway on December 16th, they were suspended. As a…