Oliver Sacks, neurologist & writer famously wrote about “Witty-Ticcy Ray” a surgeon with Tourette syndrome. Not an uncommon neurological syndrome in children tics are characterized by sharp involuntary movements and vocalizations.
Tic disorders usually start in childhood, first presenting at approximately 5 years of age. In general, they are more common among males compared with females.
While the diagnosis is clinical, brain imaging, electrophysiology, blood tests to rule out reversible causes or indeed contributing factors and a thorough pre-rehabilitation assessment including evaluation for co-morbidities (associated conditions) will be required in all instances. At Buddhi Clinic our assessment includes standard outcome indicators for activities of daily life, quality of life, neuro-disability and mental health.
At Buddhi Clinic we study these in-depth, our founder having served the national Tourette clinic at Queen Square for four years. Children with tic disorders often have co-morbid problems- attention deficit & hyperactivity (ADHD), learning disorders, oppositional defiance, conduct problems and a range of behavioral issues. The problem is therefore seldom merely cosmetic and restricted to involuntary movements and gestures. From determining biological causality (such as Wilson’s disease) for the symptom, to combining drugs and non-pharmacological treatments to achieve good outcomes in our Buddhi program, we at the neuropsychiatry center have demonstrable interest & expertise.
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