What Makes Them Tic? The Facts about Tourette Syndrome

The Doctor Weighs In
10 min readMay 20, 2021

Tics are cornerstone of the diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome. They are sudden, brief, intermittent, repetitive movements (motor tics) or noises (vocal tics).

By Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, M.D.

Medical review by Patricia Salber, MD, MBA

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Key Takeaway Points about Tourette Syndrome (TS)

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