The goal of this Research Topic was to present recent advances in our knowledge
surrounding tic disorders. Tic disorders (TDs) are complex neurological conditions …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been multiple reports about an unforeseen
surge in adolescents and young adults exhibiting sudden onset functional tic-like behaviors …

Tourette syndrome (TS) is the primary tic disorder that reaches most commonly medical
attention and monitoring, with an estimated prevalence close to 1% between 5 and 18 years …

Background: Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in new “tic” cases in teens and
young adults. These individuals often present with fulminant onset of symptoms not …

Background Comorbid functional tic‐like behaviors (FTB) have been described only rarely in
patients with Tourette syndrome (TS). Objectives We present the first large sample of …

Over the past 3 years, a global phenomenon has emerged characterized by the sudden
onset and frequently rapid escalation of tics and tic-like movements and phonations. These …

Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by the presence of vocal and motor tics with an
onset in childhood. In almost 80% of patients psychiatric comorbidities coexist, particularly …

Tics, the central feature of Tourette's and chronic motor or vocal tic disorders (CTDs), are
defined as sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or …

Background Tics are the hallmark of Tourette syndrome (TS). However, TS patients may
have a particular vulnerability to develop other movement disorders (MDs), such as …

Background and purpose In 2020, health professionals witnessed a dramatic increase in
referrals of young people with rapid onset of severe tic‐like behaviours. We assembled a …