"Tic Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorders characterized by recurrent TICS that may interfere with speech and other activities. Tics are sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations which may be exacerbated by stress and are generally attenuated during absorbing activities. Tic disorders are distinguished from conditions which feature other types of abnormal movements that may accompany another another condition. (From DSM-IV, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D013981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.662.825 F03.625.992
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| Concept/Terms |
Transient Tic Disorder- Transient Tic Disorder
- Tic Disorders, Transient
- Transient Tic Disorders
- Tic Disorder, Transient
Post-Traumatic Tic Disorder- Post-Traumatic Tic Disorder
- Post Traumatic Tic Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Tic Disorders
- Tic Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Tic Disorder, Post-Traumatic
- Tic Disorder, Post Traumatic
Childhood Tic Disorders- Childhood Tic Disorders
- Childhood Tic Disorder
- Tic Disorder, Childhood
- Tic Disorders, Childhood
Motor Tic Disorders- Motor Tic Disorders
- Motor Tic Disorder
- Tic Disorder, Motor
- Tic Disorders, Motor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tic Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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The Association of Poor Academic Performance with Tic Disorders: A Longitudinal, Mainstream School-Based Population Study. Neuroepidemiology. 2017; 48(3-4):155-163.
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Systematic review of severity scales and screening instruments for tics: Critique and recommendations. Mov Disord. 2017 03; 32(3):467-473.
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Impact of placebo assignment in clinical trials of tic disorders. Mov Disord. 2013 Aug; 28(9):1288-92.
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Association of tic disorders with poor academic performance in central Spain: a population-based study. J Pediatr. 2013 Jul; 163(1):217-23.e1-3.
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Association between antipsychotics and body mass index when treating patients with tics. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2010 Aug; 20(4):277-81.
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Donepezil use in children and adolescents with tics and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an 18-week, single-center, dose-escalating, prospective, open-label study. Clin Ther. 2008 Jan; 30(1):182-9.
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Hyperkinetic movement disorders misdiagnosed as tics in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Mov Disord. 1998 May; 13(3):477-80.
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Tourette syndrome. Clinical rating and quantitative assessment of tics. Neurol Clin. 1997 May; 15(2):239-54.