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What causes tic disorders?

The exact cause of tic disorders isn’t known, but some research suggests that it happens when there’s a problem with how nerves communicate in certain areas of the brain. An upset in the balance of neurotransmitters (chemicals in the brain that carry nerve signals from cell to cell) might play a role. Tics are fairly […]

What are Tic Disorders?

Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop their body from doing these things, just like we can’t stop ourselves from coughing or sneezing. For example, a person with a motor tic might keep blinking over and over, or a person with a vocal tic might […]

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