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Transient tic disorder

MedGen UID:
52814
•Concept ID:
C0040702
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Tic Disorder, Transient; Tic Disorders, Transient; Transient Tic Disorder; Transient Tic Disorders
SNOMED CT: Transient tic disorder (56573006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002419

Definition

A neurological disorder presenting in childhood that is characterized by motor and/or phonic tics that occur daily or nearly daily for one to twelve months and are not attributed to an identifiable cause. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTransient tic disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recognition and management of Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders.
Bagheri MM, Kerbeshian J, Burd L
Am Fam Physician 1999 Apr 15;59(8):2263-72, 2274. PMID: 10221310

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
Plessen KJ
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2013 Feb;22 Suppl 1:S55-60. doi: 10.1007/s00787-012-0362-x. PMID: 23224240
Randomized double-blind multicentre placebo-controlled clinical trial of the clonidine adhesive patch for the treatment of tic disorders.
Du YS, Li HF, Vance A, Zhong YQ, Jiao FY, Wang HM, Wang MJ, Su LY, Yu DL, Ma SW, Wu JB
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008 Sep;42(9):807-13. doi: 10.1080/00048670802277222. PMID: 18696285
Transient tic disorder following carbon monoxide poisoning.
Alioglu Z, Boz C, Sari A, Aynaci M
J Neuroradiol 2004 Jun;31(3):231-3. doi: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96999-4. PMID: 15356451
Tic disorders in children with frequent eye blinking.
Jung HY, Chung SJ, Hwang JM
J AAPOS 2004 Apr;8(2):171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2003.10.007. PMID: 15088052
Adult onset tic disorders.
Chouinard S, Ford B
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 Jun;68(6):738-43. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.738. PMID: 10811697Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The prevalence of tic disorders for children in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yang C, Zhang L, Zhu P, Zhu C, Guo Q
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Jul;95(30):e4354. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004354. PMID: 27472724Free PMC Article
Tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome.
Plessen KJ
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2013 Feb;22 Suppl 1:S55-60. doi: 10.1007/s00787-012-0362-x. PMID: 23224240
Prevalence of tic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Knight T, Steeves T, Day L, Lowerison M, Jette N, Pringsheim T
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Aug;47(2):77-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.002. PMID: 22759682
Tourette's disorder and other tic disorders in DSM-5: a comment.
Roessner V, Hoekstra PJ, Rothenberger A
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011 Feb;20(2):71-4. Epub 2010 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00787-010-0143-3. PMID: 21076848Free PMC Article
Tic disorders: some key issues for DSM-V.
Walkup JT, Ferrão Y, Leckman JF, Stein DJ, Singer H
Depress Anxiety 2010 Jun;27(6):600-10. doi: 10.1002/da.20711. PMID: 20533370

Therapy

Tic disorders: some key issues for DSM-V.
Walkup JT, Ferrão Y, Leckman JF, Stein DJ, Singer H
Depress Anxiety 2010 Jun;27(6):600-10. doi: 10.1002/da.20711. PMID: 20533370
Randomized double-blind multicentre placebo-controlled clinical trial of the clonidine adhesive patch for the treatment of tic disorders.
Du YS, Li HF, Vance A, Zhong YQ, Jiao FY, Wang HM, Wang MJ, Su LY, Yu DL, Ma SW, Wu JB
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008 Sep;42(9):807-13. doi: 10.1080/00048670802277222. PMID: 18696285
Prevalence of tic disorders among schoolchildren in Warsaw, Poland.
Stefanoff P, Wolanczyk T, Gawrys A, Swirszcz K, Stefanoff E, Kaminska A, Lojewska-Bajbus M, Mazurek B, Majewska-Stefaniak A, Mikulska J, Brynska A
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008 Apr;17(3):171-8. doi: 10.1007/s00787-007-0651-y. PMID: 17876501
Transient tic disorder following carbon monoxide poisoning.
Alioglu Z, Boz C, Sari A, Aynaci M
J Neuroradiol 2004 Jun;31(3):231-3. doi: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96999-4. PMID: 15356451

Prognosis

Comorbidity and Factors Affecting Treatment Non-Persistence in ADHD.
Park J, Kim B
J Atten Disord 2020 Jul;24(9):1276-1284. Epub 2015 May 25 doi: 10.1177/1087054715587097. PMID: 26006168
Prevalence of tic disorders among schoolchildren in Warsaw, Poland.
Stefanoff P, Wolanczyk T, Gawrys A, Swirszcz K, Stefanoff E, Kaminska A, Lojewska-Bajbus M, Mazurek B, Majewska-Stefaniak A, Mikulska J, Brynska A
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008 Apr;17(3):171-8. doi: 10.1007/s00787-007-0651-y. PMID: 17876501
Transient tic disorder following carbon monoxide poisoning.
Alioglu Z, Boz C, Sari A, Aynaci M
J Neuroradiol 2004 Jun;31(3):231-3. doi: 10.1016/s0150-9861(04)96999-4. PMID: 15356451
Adult onset tic disorders.
Chouinard S, Ford B
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2000 Jun;68(6):738-43. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.738. PMID: 10811697Free PMC Article
Recognition and management of Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders.
Bagheri MM, Kerbeshian J, Burd L
Am Fam Physician 1999 Apr 15;59(8):2263-72, 2274. PMID: 10221310

Clinical prediction guides

Comorbidity and Factors Affecting Treatment Non-Persistence in ADHD.
Park J, Kim B
J Atten Disord 2020 Jul;24(9):1276-1284. Epub 2015 May 25 doi: 10.1177/1087054715587097. PMID: 26006168
Randomized double-blind multicentre placebo-controlled clinical trial of the clonidine adhesive patch for the treatment of tic disorders.
Du YS, Li HF, Vance A, Zhong YQ, Jiao FY, Wang HM, Wang MJ, Su LY, Yu DL, Ma SW, Wu JB
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008 Sep;42(9):807-13. doi: 10.1080/00048670802277222. PMID: 18696285
Prevalence of tic disorders among schoolchildren in Warsaw, Poland.
Stefanoff P, Wolanczyk T, Gawrys A, Swirszcz K, Stefanoff E, Kaminska A, Lojewska-Bajbus M, Mazurek B, Majewska-Stefaniak A, Mikulska J, Brynska A
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2008 Apr;17(3):171-8. doi: 10.1007/s00787-007-0651-y. PMID: 17876501
Tic disorders in children with frequent eye blinking.
Jung HY, Chung SJ, Hwang JM
J AAPOS 2004 Apr;8(2):171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2003.10.007. PMID: 15088052
Transient tic disorder and the spectrum of Tourette's syndrome.
Kurlan R, Behr J, Medved L, Como P
Arch Neurol 1988 Nov;45(11):1200-1. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1988.00520350038012. PMID: 3190500

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalence of tic disorders for children in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yang C, Zhang L, Zhu P, Zhu C, Guo Q
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Jul;95(30):e4354. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004354. PMID: 27472724Free PMC Article
Prevalence of tic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Knight T, Steeves T, Day L, Lowerison M, Jette N, Pringsheim T
Pediatr Neurol 2012 Aug;47(2):77-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.05.002. PMID: 22759682

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