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A member asked:
Does severe tic tourette decrease in time in teenagers? my son takes strong medicin and still his condition did not improve
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Yes in some patients: The period in which tic severity is the greatest is between 8 and 12 years of age, and half of children are tic free by age 18 years.
Answered 2/9/2015
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