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                                       Tourette syndrome

It is a fairly common disorder that affects between 6 to 10-percent of children,with girls up to 4 times more likely to develop it. It usually begin signs of rapid movement (motor tics) followed by vocal tics. While the peak of symptoms is usually around ages 8 to 10, up to 80 percent of patients in early adulthood experience an improvement in symptoms. However, only 8 to 10 percent of patients see complete remission in adulthood.

TYPES OF TICS 1.Blinking hardly 2.Wrinkling the nose 3.Grimacing 4.Jerking the head 5.Banging the head 6.Clicking fingers 7.Touching other people of things 8.Coughing 9.Grunting 10.sniffing

THREE MOST COMMON TICS 1.Jerking head 2.Clicking fingers 3.Blinking hardly

HOW TICS AFFECT YOU People may stare at you wondering what you are doing.You will get asked lots of questions.

OTHER NAMES FOR TOURETTS 1.Tourette disorder 2.TS 3.Motor tic