Tics
Current as of: May 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Louis Pellegrino, MD – Developmental Pediatrics
Tics are repeated spasms or contractions of particular muscles, such as the muscles of the face (facial tic). A person who has a tic usually cannot control it, except for short periods. Repeated clearing of the throat, sniffing, excessive blinking, and shrugging the shoulders are examples of tics. Tics are associated…