Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Alternative names:
Tourette's
Symptoms:
- facial tics or other tics
- vocalizations (grunts, noises)
- uncontrollable, compulsive use of short phrases or obscenities
Signs and tests:
Possible physical causes of the tic are ruled out before a diagnosis of Tourette's is made. No tests are usually necessary.
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