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MANAGING TOURETTE & TIC DISORDERS
MANAGING TOURETTE & TIC DISORDERS A Guide to Treatment for Care Providers42-40 Bell Blvd., Suite 205, Bayside, NY 11361 888-4 TOURETD iagnosing and Treating TOURETTE Syndrome & Tic DisordersPROVIDING AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSISTics are involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations. They are the defining feature of a spectrum of childhood-onset, neurodevelopmental conditions known collectively as Tic DISORDERS and individually as TOURETTE Syndrome (TS), Persistent (Chronic) Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder, and Provisional Tic Disorder.
PREVALENCE OF TS AND TIC DISORDERS • Tics are common and occur in as many as 1 in 5 school-aged children. • TS and Chronic Tic Disorders occur in an estimated 10 cases per 1,000 (1% or 1:100), suggesting that more than 500,000 children have a Tic Disorder in the United States. • TS occurs in 6 cases per 1,000 (0.6% or 1:160) children, meaning
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