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Motor tics
Motor tics are clinical findings where one has repetitive, jerky, involuntary movements of discrete muscle groups.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 16-year old asked:
Are motor tics hereditary?
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How can I treat motor tics?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do I stop these annoying motor tics?
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A 39-year old asked:
How and when can motor tics occur and recur?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Motor tics?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is an effective way to stop somewhat severe motor tics?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are some disorders that have 'motor tics' as one of its common symptoms?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does any one know if there is anything great out there that will stop motor tics?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had some motor tics as a child, but never vocal tics simultaneously. As i got older they switched to vocal only. Mild case. Is it a chronic tic!
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A 36-year old asked:
How to tell if I have chronic motor tic disorder or tourettes?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are side effects for chronic motor tics drug treamtments?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it normal for people with tourette's syndrome to have violent outbursts instead of vocal or small motor tics?
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A 32-year old female asked:
As a child i had motor tics. Now I have a vocal tic. Never both at the same time. Is it still considered tourette's?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Child with multiple motor tics now whisper repeats himself 50-100 time a day. People have said this is a vocal tic. Could he have tourette's?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are OCD and motor tics caused by?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Looking for motor tic suppression techniques without having to go to a doctor.
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A 33-year old asked:
Does having motor tics as a child have something to do with poor motor development as a toddler?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I was just wondering if it is likely my children will have a motor tic as I have a undiagnosed tic ( I believe it's from stress and or sleep deprived)?
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A 52-year old asked:
Are motor tics associated with sexual abuse as a child?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can some one help me understand motor tics? How does the brain generate the tics?
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A 47-year old asked:
Please tell me, are my many motor tics caused by my OCD and adhd?
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A member asked:
Could a motor tic in the head (head jerking) cause brain cell loss or damage?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the difference between chronic motor tic disorder and movement disorders?
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A 61-year old female asked:
If I take clonazepam for motor tic disorder should I discontinue it before climbing Kilimanjaro?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Sometimes when i get really cold i get goosebumps and chills and I have a motor tic in my neck and shoulder? Don't know much about it any help?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have been having major insomnia issues the past month, and motor tics. Example, head twitches. What can I do to fix this?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Started 0.5mg of klonopin (clonazepam) for anxiety & mainly chronic motor tics. What kind of side effects can I expect from this med? & can it be taken long term?
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A 22-year old male asked:
What kind of condition is this? I keep having either motor tics or seizures. My whole body stiffens and jerks. My chest feels heavy and I let out a groaning noise which I can't seem to control. During this time I bite my cheek uncontrollably?
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have motor tics where i shake my head hard in a nodding motion hundreds of times a day. Can this be cause of mild headaches in the morning recently?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have Anxiety, Depression, and OCD. I have had motor tic since I was 14 years old but I just started to develop vocal tics as well. Am I developing some kind of Tourettes Syndrome?
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