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What can cause facial tics?
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Torette: One cause is tourette syndrome. Facial tics should be evaluated by a neurologist for all possible causes and treatments.
Answered 12/21/2012
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Facial tics: Some causes are tourette syndrome, poisons such as carbon monoxide or mercury, infection or injury to brain, fetal alcohol syndrome, hypoglycemia, medications such as barbiturates, tegretol, lamictal, antipsychotics.
Answered 3/14/2019
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