Tourette's disorder
Involuntary vocalization condition
Tourette's disorder is a neurological condition characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements and vocalizations called tics.
These range from eye blinking and throat clearing to complex movements or, less commonly, uttering obscenities.
Symptoms typically emerge in childhood and often diminish with age.
Also called Tourette syndrome or Tourette's.
- motor ticsInvoluntary repetitive movements
- basal gangliaSubcortical motor-control nuclei
- vocal ticsInvoluntary spoken sounds
- blurting outImpulsive verbal release
- echolaliaInvoluntary repetition of speech
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