Tic

Orphanet 66624 [edit on Wikidata] Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) describes a hypothesis that there exists a subset of children with rapid onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or tic disorders and these symptoms are caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections.[1] The proposed link between infection and these disorders is that an initial autoimmune reaction to a GABHS…

Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological condition that was named after a French neurologist in 1885. George Gilles described children with symptoms that include onset of jerky movements of the body called tics. The tics were associated with uncontrollable noises or obscene utterances. The neurologist noticed that some of the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, poor control of impulses and other cognitive behavioral problems. Tourette is a common biological, genetic disorder that manifests…

motor tics, reporting up to seventy percent reduction with tics. Since then more case studies have continued to come out reporting a significant reduction in tics. Of all these cases, the lowest increase of tic reduction was at twenty five percent, the highest being at ninety percent (Schrock, Mink, Woods, Porta, Servello, Visser-Vandewalle, & Silburn, 2014). All participants showed improvement even if it was not large improvements like desired. Not only were there improvements in tics but…

Tourette Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a person has multiple motor tics, involuntary muscle movements, as well as one or more phonic tics, involuntary vocal or sound expressions, present for at least a year. Tourette Syndrome can have a significant impact on a patient's quality of life depending on the severity of tics and any associated disorders. The severity of tics will often fluctuate and at times may be suppressible for a brief time. Tourette Syndrome is commonly accompanied by…

obsessive compulsive behaviors in private. 5. Towards the end of the essay sedaris reveals that his tics dissipated when he started smoking cigarettes. He explains that smoking was a superior alternative to medication for him because the rituals surrounding it satisfy his obsessions and serve as an excuse for some of his behaviors. He compares others judging him for smoking to when they judged him for his tics as a child. In doing this he points out the irony in the reality that smoking…

hypothetical causes would be Strep Infections. Strep Infections are a major key to Tourette Syndrome both good and bad. Strep Infections are a bacteria which instigate a lack of organelles for the body to stay healthy. If the patient has OCD, symptoms or tics can worsen, which means it could be an infection, complicating issues for patients with pre-existing Tourettes. with the patient already having the condition. The parent or teacher should pay close attention to the patient so that they…

This framework is based on what the research on trauma intervention with children and particularly on trauma-informed care (TIC). However, based on personal understanding of trauma intervention in child population, the original TIC approach introduced by SAMHSA is modified. I. Trauma and Children While positive stressful experience contribute to children’s health since these mild stress events provides children opportunities to deal with obstacles by managing stress, control emotions and…

The authors describe the development of the TICOMETER, a brief assessment tool that shows reliability and validity in measuring trauma-informed care (TIC) within an organization. The 35-item questionnaire can be completed in approximately 15-minutes by any individual in the workforce. It can be used once to determine the level of TIC to those being served, or used repeatedly to gauge progress of training. This article was chosen because it raises the importance of addressing whether or not…

A majority of authors use a lot of the lessons and values they got from their life experiences to write a compelling essay. In both Nancy Mairs’s “On Being a Cripple” and David Sedaris’s “A Plague of Tics,” the authors had written essays that related to their disabilities and ways they coped with it. These two essay might be similar in more ways than one, but the overall message that they give to readers are completely different. Mairs uses her experience and disability to convey a specific…

In elementary school Nathan developed what was later diagnosed as chronic motor tic disorder. His family was told that he may or may not grow out of it and due to the physical pain caused by the tics, he eventually was treated with medication. His peers noticed his tics, which were always facial in nature, and this undoubtedly caused Nathan discomfort in social settings. Luckily, the medication helped a great deal but in…