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Classroom classification

百科

Tic disorders

儿科综合

Common symptoms

脑血管痉挛、腹壁不自主轴动、睡觉时小腿抽筋、四肢抽搐、抽搐、下肢外展、局部肢体抽动

The pathology of disease

Tic disorders are involuntary, rapid, repetitive movements/vocalizations; transient/chronic motor/vocal; Tourette (multiple motor + one vocal); children; wax/wane.

Symptoms

Motor tics (blink, shrug); vocal tics (throat clear, bark); suppressible; worsened by stress; onset <18

Causes

Neuropsychiatric; genetic; comorbid ADHD/OCD.

Treatment

Reassurance; habit reversal; treat ADHD/OCD; antipsychotics (risperidone/haloperidol) for severe

Dept

Neurology / psychiatry / pediatrics.

Warm reminder: Health education reference only; seek care at regular hospital.

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