Prognosis of rapid onset functional tic‐like behaviors: Prospective follow‐up over 6 months
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DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2606
Abstract: The prognosis of rapid onset functional tic‐like behaviors (FTLBs) is unknown. This prospective cohort study describes the course and treatment of rapid onset FTLBs in adolescents (n = 20) and adults (n = 9) previously… read more here.
Keywords: onset functional; like behaviors; tic like; rapid onset ... See more keywords
The spectrum of functional tic‐like behaviours: Data from an international registry
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15611
Abstract: Between 2019 and 2022, there was a marked rise in adolescents/young adults seeking urgent help for functional tic‐like behaviours (FTLBs). Given the global scale of this phenomenon, we aimed to pool cases from different institutions… read more here.
Keywords: tic like; like behaviours; functional tic; international registry ... See more keywords
European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome 2022 criteria for clinical diagnosis of functional tic‐like behaviours: International consensus from experts in tic disorders
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DOI: 10.1111/ene.15672
Abstract: In 2020, health professionals witnessed a dramatic increase in referrals of young people with rapid onset of severe tic‐like behaviours. We assembled a working group to develop criteria for the clinical diagnosis of functional tic‐like… read more here.
Keywords: tic like; clinical diagnosis; like behaviours; functional tic ... See more keywords
TikTok Tourette’s: Are We Witnessing a Rise in Functional Tic-Like Behavior Driven by Adolescent Social Media Use?
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DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s359977
Abstract: Abstract Perceptions of Tourette syndrome (TS) and tic disorders are often driven by social media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media consumption greatly increased, particularly in the adolescent population. In parallel with increased social media… read more here.
Keywords: tic like; social media; media consumption; functional tic ... See more keywords
Rapid onset of functional tic-like behaviors among adolescent girls—Minnesota, September–November 2021
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1063261
Abstract: Background On October 15, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Health began investigating a school cluster of students experiencing tic-like behaviors thought to be related to recent COVID-19. The objective of this report is to describe… read more here.
Keywords: like behaviors; tic like; health; symptom onset ... See more keywords
Functional tic-like behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: Follow-up over 12 months
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DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1003825
Abstract: Background Functional tics are included in the wide spectrum of functional movement disorders (FMDs). Their distinction from organic tics is challenging because they both phenomenologically present common features. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been… read more here.
Keywords: like behaviors; tic like; behaviours covid; like behaviours ... See more keywords
Clarifying the Differences between Patients with Organic Tics and Functional Tic-Like Behaviors
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11101481
Abstract: Due to the global increase in the number of patients with Functional Tic-Like Behaviors (FTLB), it has become increasingly important to find reliable differences between this patient group and patients with organic tics (OTs), which… read more here.
Keywords: like behaviors; organic tics; tic like; clarifying differences ... See more keywords