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  1. Tics and Tic Disorders: What They Are, Causes & Types

    Aug 19, 2024 · Tics are sudden, quick movements or sounds that you do repeatedly and involuntarily. Tic disorders are neurological conditions that cause you to perform tics.

  2. Tic Disorders (Motor Tics) and Twitches - WebMD

    Jul 8, 2024 · Tic disorders involve sudden, repetitive movements or sounds. Examples include Tourette syndrome, characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics.

  3. Tics Guide: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options

    Jun 17, 2025 · Tics are thought to be inherited neurological disorders that affect the body's motor system. They also can be caused by head injury, or certain drugs such as stimulants.

  4. Tourette syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”. Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot …

  5. Tic Disorders: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

    Sep 13, 2024 · Tic disorders cause you to make sudden, repetitive, and involuntary movements or sounds. Motor tics involve motions and vocal tics involve your voice. Tic disorders are a group of …

  6. Tic Disorders: Types, Symptoms, Treatments, and More

    Nov 15, 2024 · Tics are non-rhythmic movements or vocalizations that happen suddenly and rapidly. They’re considered involuntary, though some people experience a strong sense of discomfort before …

  7. Tics and Tourette Syndrome - Boston Children's Hospital

    What are tics? Tics are abrupt, recurrent, involuntary body movements or vocalizations. They can involve any body part and may vary in severity — from very mild and hardly noticeable to very …

  8. Tourette syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Aug 8, 2018 · Tourette (too-RET) syndrome is a disorder that involves repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics) that can't be easily controlled. For instance, you might repeatedly blink your …

  9. What is a Tic? - boystownhospital.org

    Jun 19, 2025 · Tics are involuntary but can usually be suppressed. Tics can be motor (movements) or vocal (produce a sound). Examples of common motor and vocal tics: Can also include more complex …

  10. Tics & Tic Disorders - University of Rochester Medical Center

    Tics are sudden, involuntary, repetitive movements or sounds, like eye blinking or throat clearing. As many as 20% of healthy children may have one or two tics.