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| Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently. (A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movement or vocalization.) |
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| The tics occur many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or intermittently throughout a period of more than 1 year, and during this period there was never a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. |
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The onset is before age 18 years.
The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or a general medical condition (e.g., Huntington's disease or postviral encephalitis). |
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| Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder AB |
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Single or multiple motor or vocal tics (i.e., sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations), but not both, have been present at some time during the illness.
The tics occur many times a day nearly every day or intermittently throughout a period of more than 1 year, and during this period there was never a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. |
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| Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder CDE |
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The onset is before age 18 years.
The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or a general medical condition (e.g., Huntington's disease or postviral encephalitis).
Criteria have never been met for Tourette's Disorder. |
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| Transient Tic Disorder AB |
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Single or multiple motor and/or vocal tics (i.e., sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations)
The tics occur many times a day, nearly every day for at least 4 weeks, but for no longer than 12 consecutive months. |
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| Transient Tic Disorder CDE |
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The onset is before age 18 years.
The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or a general medical condition (e.g., Huntington's disease or postviral encephalitis).
Criteria have never been met for Tourette's Disorder or Chronic Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder. |
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| Specify if: Single Episode or Recurrent |
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Transient Tic Disorder:
Used when symptoms meet all criteria for one of the other tic disorders, except time. nearly everyday for 4 weeks but has not met the time requirement of a year. Children can in some cases tics will go away. Medication is really the treatment. Stress can exacerbate. We can see them to refer for meds. We can help them to learn to manage stress and any associated mood disorders such as depression and other social issues and employment issues. |
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