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Tourettes Syndrome Essay

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Tics are unwanted movements, twitches or sounds. Tics can be classified as motor or vocal. Motor tics are associated with movements, while vocal tics are associated with sound. Tics can also be categorized as simple or complex. Tourette Syndrome is one type of Tic Disorder. Tics are basically random movements that the person with the illness can’t control. What causes this to happen is unknown. Tourettes syndrome affects about 200,000 Americans 1 in 100 Americans shows symptoms of this disorder. Tourettes syndrome is three or four times more likely to strike in men than women. Tourettes syndrome generally begins in childhood in children between 5-9 years old and may stay for a lifetime. Some symptoms will disappear by early adulthood, while …show more content…

Simple motor tics include but are not limited to neck stretching, jaw movements, head bobbing, shoulder shrugging, facial grimacing, eye blinking, and arm jerking. Complex motor tics involve multiple muscle groups or combinations of movements and tend to be slower and more purposeful in appearance. Vocal tics at associated with sound. Simple vocal tics include but are not limited to hooting, throat clearing, grunting, sniffing, and shouting. There is no blood test that is needed for a diagnosis for tourettes, but neuroimaging studies, MRI’s, EEG’s, and Computerized tomography(Or a TG). There is no cure for Tourettes, but there is some treatments that can help with Tics that hurt. Many people with Tourettes syndrome have tics that do not get in the way of their living their daily life and, therefore, do not need any …show more content…

People with Tourettes syndrome can suppress tics for as long as they desire All people with Tourettes syndrome swear and use obscene language. Tourettes syndrome is more common among certain ethnic groups than others. Children should not be told that they have Tourettes syndrome when they are diagnosed since it might upset them. Having Tourettes syndrome limits a person’s abilities. People with Tourettes syndrome are not as intelligent as

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