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Transient tic disorder   

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Alternative names:

Tic - transient tic disorder

Definition:

A disorder characterized by single or multiple motor tics (brief, rapid, repetitive movements often resembling nervous mannerisms) that occur almost every day for at least 4 weeks but no longer than 12 months.

Causes and Risks

Transient tic disorder is common in children. Five to twenty four percent of all school age children have had tics. The cause of transient tic disorder (short-lived, temporary tic) is either organic or psychogenic. It may be a mild variant of Tourette´s Syndrome. The child may have facial tics or tics involving movement of the arms, legs, or other areas. Tics appear to get worse with emotional stress and are absent while sleeping.

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