Tics

By Renée Grinnell

Brief, repetitive, purposeless muscular spasms.

Example: A child presents with repetitive, peculiar movements, including sniffing, throat clearing, blinking, and grunting.


    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 12 Nov 2008

 

 
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