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  2. Bobble-head doll syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The tic-like movements and swelling of the third ventricle associated with bobble-head doll syndrome are similar to that of other movement disorders caused by diseases of the corpus callosum and aforementioned basal ganglia. Because of the swelling, added pressure is applied to these formations causing their basic functions to be disturbed.

  3. Tourette syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Acquired causes of tics include drug-induced tics, head trauma, encephalitis, stroke, and carbon monoxide poisoning. [89] [94] The extreme self-injurious behaviors of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome may be confused with Tourette syndrome or stereotypies, but self-injury is rare in TS even in cases of violent tics. [40]

  4. Causes and origins of Tourette syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Causes and origins of Tourette syndrome have not been fully elucidated. Tourette syndrome (abbreviated as Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence, characterized by the presence of multiple motor tics and at least one phonic tic, which characteristically wax and wane.

  5. What is Tourette syndrome and what causes tics? - AOL

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    Lewis Capaldi has announced he is taking a break from touring after he was forced to cut his Glastonbury set short last weekend, suffering a series of tics on the Pyramid Stage. The singer was ...

  6. Tic - Wikipedia

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    Acquired causes of tics include drug-induced tics, head trauma, encephalitis, stroke, and carbon monoxide poisoning. [28] [32] Most of these conditions are rarer than tic disorders, and a thorough history and examination may be enough to rule them out, without medical or screening tests. [23]

  7. Tourettism - Wikipedia

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    Tourettism refers to the presence of Tourette-like symptoms in the absence of Tourette syndrome, as the result of other diseases or conditions, known as "secondary causes". Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited neurological condition of multiple motor and at least one vocal tic .

  8. Mental disorders diagnosed in childhood - Wikipedia

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    No definitive cause of tic disorders has been declared, but for the most part, the cause lies within biological, chemical, or environmental factors. Studies have shown that abnormal neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, which are active in chemical messages in the brain, can serve as a cause of tic disorders.

  9. Podcast revisits 'mass hysteria' outbreak of tics and spasms ...

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    Similarly, there is hesitancy in Le Roy even now to accept the supposed answers provided about the outbreak of tics and spasms in 2011 and 2012. "Half of the people who came down with the disorder ...