Tourette's disorder, also referred to as Tourette's syndrome, is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary and uncontrollable tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor ...

When Britney Wolf was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at age seven, she felt like no one would ever understand what it was ...

People with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder (CTD) are nearly twice as likely to develop a cardiometabolic disorder such as obesity or diabetes compared with those without the disorders, ...

Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder patients were twice as likely to be diagnosed with metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, a longitudinal study of Swedish health registries found. Compared ...

May 21, 2010 — Results from a new randomized trial show that children with Tourette's syndrome and chronic tic disorders have greater improvement in tics and tic-related impairment with comprehensive ...

An expert subcommittee of the AAN has released an updated evidence-based clinical practice guideline on treating Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders. PHILADELPHIA – An expert ...

One out of four students in special-education classes has a tic-related disorder like Tourette syndrome, and the rate of Tourette’s among students in the general population is 50 to 75 times higher ...

Jessica Thom writes about the disorder's hilarious and humiliating outbursts. Sept. 28, 2012— -- Jessica Thom, a sassy and smart 32-year-old from London, says the word "biscuit" 16,000 times a ...

Two of the tallest buildings in Philadelphia, One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place, will turn their lights teal on Tuesday night to mark Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. Tourette syndrome, a ...

According to an estimate from the Tourette Association of America, one out of every 50 kids in the US has Tourette Syndrome or another type of Tic Disorder. But even though it's fairly common, the ...