Preferred Name

Tic

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Definitions

Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS (MeSH).

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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/birnlex_12663

createdDate

2007-10-05

definingCitation

Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp109-10

definition

Habitual, repeated, rapid contraction of certain muscles, resulting in stereotyped individualized actions that can be voluntarily suppressed for only brief periods. They often involve the face, vocal cords, neck, and less often the extremities. Examples include repetitive throat clearing, vocalizations, sniffing, pursing the lips, and excessive blinking. Tics tend to be aggravated by emotional stress. When frequent they may interfere with speech and INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Conditions which feature frequent and prominent tics as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as TIC DISORDERS (MeSH).

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label

Tic

MeshUid

D020323

modifiedDate

2007-10-05

preferred label

Tic

putativeClassExtension

Vocal Tic

Transient Tic

Motor Tic

synonym

Habituation Spasm

Habit Spasm

Habit Chorea

usageNote

MeSH includes qualified subtypes

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