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Can some one help me understand motor tics? how does the brain generate the tics?

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MOTOR TICS RX: There are no specific rx. Anticholinergic rx causes weight gain. Clonidine will cause fatigue and hypotension.Opiods and benzodiaxepines addiction, while antipsychotics side effects are dysphoria, tardive dyskinesia and parkinsonism.

Answered 6/24/2014

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