Sandbox/Tourette's Disorder

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Diagnostic Criteria

DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for Tourette's disorder

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A. Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently. AND B. The tics may wax and wane in frequency but have persisted for more than 1 year since first tic onset. AND C. Onset is before age 18 years. AND D. The disturbance is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., cocaine) or another medical condition (e.g., Huntington’s disease, postviral encephalitis).

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Note:: A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization. .

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [3]

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

The prevalence of tourette's disorder is