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Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a disease where prolonged tachycardia (a fast heart rate) or arrhythmia (an irregular heart rhythm) causes an impairment of the myocardium (heart muscle), which can result in heart failure. [1][5] People with TIC may have symptoms associated with heart failure (e.g. shortness of breath or ankle ...
Coprolalia is an occasional characteristic of tic disorders, in particular Tourette syndrome, although it is not required for a diagnosis of Tourette's and only about 10% of Tourette's patients exhibit coprolalia. [2] It is not unique to tic disorders; it may also presents itself as a neurological disorder. [3] [4]
Palilalia (from the Greek πάλιν (pálin) meaning "again" and λαλιά (laliá) meaning "speech" or "to talk"), [ 1 ] a complex tic, is a language disorder characterized by the involuntary repetition of syllables, words, or phrases. It has features resembling other complex tics such as echolalia or coprolalia, but, unlike other aphasias ...
Tourette syndrome or Tourette's syndrome (abbreviated as TS or Tourette's) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is characterized by multiple movement (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic. Common tics are blinking, coughing, throat clearing, sniffing, and facial movements.
A tic is a sudden and repetitive motor movement or vocalization that is not rhythmic and involves discrete muscle groups. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] It is typically brief and may resemble a normal behavioral characteristic or gesture. [ 4 ] Tics can be invisible to the observer, such as abdominal tensing or toe crunching.
Habit cough is commonly characterized by a harsh barking cough, and can persist for weeks, months, and even years. The cough's hallmarks are severe frequency, sometimes a cough every 2–3 seconds, and the lack of other symptoms such as fever. The patient can have trouble falling asleep but once asleep will not cough.
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. Tourette's syndrome occurs along a spectrum of tic disorders, which includes transient ...
The management of Tourette syndrome has the goal of managing symptoms to achieve optimum functioning, rather than eliminating symptoms; not all persons with Tourette's require treatment, and there is no cure [1] or universally effective medication. [2] Explanation and reassurance alone are often sufficient treatment; [2] education is an ...