COVID-19 related increase in childhood tics and tic-like attacks

alkiviadis.1961 shared this article with you from Inoreader COVID-19 related increase in childhood tics and tic-like attacks Via ADC Online First Explosion of tics Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, paediatricians and child mental health practitioners have noticed an increase in tic symptoms in some children and adolescents already diagnosed with tic disorders.1 Interestingly, clinicians have also seen a marked increase in presentations of sudden and new onset of severe tics and 'tic-like' attacks. There is an urgent need to collate systematic data on this group as this is a rare and unusual subtype of tics and Tourette syndrome , differing in age and type of onset and expected patterns of tics. Typically, childhood tics start around 5–7 years and show a waxing and waning course of predominantly motor tics, more commonly affecting boys in a ratio of 4:1. The new surge of referrals consists of adolescent girls with sudden onset of motor and phonic tics of a complex and bizarre nature. In London, UK specialist tic clinics at each... View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.