Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. An unusual surge of new-onset tics in patients with no prior history of these disorders, has been ...

Functional tics are dramatic, involuntary movements or sounds usually made in response to a trigger. While similar to other tic disorders, they have different causes and treatment options. Functional ...

Increased social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic was linked with tic severity and reduced quality of life, a preliminary study of young people showed. Of 20 adolescents and young adults with ...

It's the kind of medical mystery that terrifies parents. Teenagers and young adults have been showing up to health centers with sudden-onset verbal and physical tics. Repeating words like “beans.” ...