Tics: differential diagnosis
Evidence-based neurology checklist on tics: differential diagnosis: Other movement disorders Juvenile Parkinson’s disease (PD) (tripping) Dystonia: neck jerking Blepharospasm: grimacing, eye squeezing Chorea: slinging tics Myoclonus: trembling tics Restless legs syndrome (RLS) Tic Tok tic: this is…
Other movement disorders
- Juvenile Parkinson’s disease (PD) (tripping)
- Dystonia: neck jerking
- Blepharospasm: grimacing, eye squeezing
- Chorea: slinging tics
- Myoclonus: trembling tics
- Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
- Tic Tok tic: this is a rapid-onset functional mass sociogenic illness
Other differentials
References
- Cath DC, Hedderly T, Ludolph AG, et al. European clinical guidelines for Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders. Part I: assessment. Eur Childs Adolesc Psychiatry 2011; 20:155-171.
- Olvera C, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG, Kompoliti K. TikTok tics: a pandemic within a pandemic. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2021; 8:1200-1205.
- Olvera C, Stebbins GT, Goetz CG, Kompoliti K. TikTok tics: a pandemic within a pandemic. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2021; 8:1200-1205.
- Pringsheim T, Martino D. Rapid onset of functional tic-like behaviours in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eur J Neurol 2021; 28:3805-3808.
