Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome

Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Tourette Syndrome includes the 48 symptoms listed below:

• Repeated involuntary movements
• Uncontrollable vocal sounds
• Tics
• Facial tics
• Eye blinking
• Motor tics
• Head jerking
• Neck stretching
• Foot stamping
• Body twisting
• Body bending
• Throat clearing
• Coughing
• Sniffing
• Grunting
• Yelping
• Barking
• Shouting
• Lip biting
• Cheek biting
• Head banging
• Touching other people
• Repeating actions obsessively
• Inappropriate words - in rare cases
• Worsening of symptoms with stress
• Generalized tics
• Facial muscle tics
• Shoulder tics
• Arm tics
• Repeating other people's worlds
• Repeating one's own words
• Echomimesia
• Self-mutilation
• Involuntary muscle tics
• Eye blinking
• Nose twitching
• Grimacing
• Involuntary head shaking
• Involuntary shoulder jerking
• Involuntary arm flapping
• Involuntary foot stamping
• Involuntary jumping
• Involuntary kicking
• Involuntary hopping
• Involuntary spinning
• Involuntary grunting
• Involuntary sniffing
• Involuntary throat-clearing
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Research symptoms & diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome:

• Overview -- Tourette Syndrome
• Diagnostic Tests for Tourette Syndrome
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Tourette Syndrome
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Tourette Syndrome
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Tourette Syndrome: Complications

Read information about complications of Tourette Syndrome.

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Do I have Tourette Syndrome?

• Tourette Syndrome: Introduction
• Tourette Syndrome: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Tourette Syndrome
• Failure to Diagnose Tourette Syndrome
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Tourette Syndrome
• More about Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Tourette Syndrome:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
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Less Common Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome:

Ocassionally other symptoms may also present themselves as symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. 2 of the more common ones are included in the list below:

• Use of profanities
• Use of inappropriate language

Wrongly Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Tourette Syndrome includes:

• Drug abuse
• Substance-related disorder
• Stereotypic Movement disorder - rhythmic movements rather than actual tics.
• Pervasive Developmental disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 12 alternative diagnoses for Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
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  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Tourette Syndrome:

More information about symptoms of Tourette Syndrome and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Tourette Syndrome

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Arm tics - see all causes of Arm spasm
• Barking - see all causes of Barking cough
• Body bending - see all causes of Body symptoms
• Body twisting - see all causes of Body symptoms
• Cheek biting - see all causes of Cheek symptoms
• Coughing - see all causes of Coughing
• Eye blinking - see all causes of Eye blinking symptoms
• Eye blinking - see all causes of Eye blinking symptoms
• Facial tics - see all causes of Facial spasms
• Foot stamping - see all causes of Foot symptoms
• Head banging - see all causes of Head symptoms
• Head jerking - see all causes of Head symptoms
• Inappropriate words - see all causes of Society problems
• Lip biting - see all causes of Lip symptoms
• Motor tics - see all causes of Tic
• Neck stretching - see all causes of Neck symptoms
• Repeated involuntary movements - see all causes of Movement symptoms
• Repeating actions obsessively - see all causes of Behavioral symptoms
• Self-mutilation - see all causes of Self-mutilation
• Sniffing - see all causes of Nose symptoms
• Throat clearing - see all causes of Throat clearing
• Tics - see all causes of Tics
• Touching other people - see all causes of Society problems
• Uncontrollable vocal sounds - see all causes of Voice symptoms
• Worsening of symptoms with stress

Medical Books Online about Tourette Syndrome

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Tourette Syndrome are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Tourette Syndrome.

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Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome.

Tic disorders: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Assessment findings vary according to the type of tic disorder. Inspection, coupled with the patient’s history, may reveal the specific motor or vocal patterns that characterize the tic as well as the frequency, complexity, and precipitating factors. The patient or his family may report that the tics occur sporadically many times per day. (See Stress disorders with physical signs.)

Note whether certain situations exacerbate the tics. All tic disorders may be exacerbated by stress, and they usually diminish markedly during sleep. The patient also may report that they occur during activities that require concentration, such as reading or sewing.

Determine whether the patient can control the tics. Most patients can do so, with conscious effort, for short periods.

Psychosocial assessment may reveal underlying stressful factors, such as problems with social adjustment, lack of self-esteem, and depression.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Tic disorders: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Assessment findings vary according to the type of tic disorder. Inspection, coupled with the patient’s history, may reveal the specific motor or vocal patterns that characterize the tic, as well as the frequency, complexity, and precipitating factors. The patient or his family may report that the tics occur sporadically many times a day.

Note whether certain situations exacerbate the tics. All tic disorders may be exacerbated by stress, and they usually diminish markedly during sleep. The patient also may report that they occur during activities that require concentration, such as reading or sewing.

Determine whether the patient can control the tics. Most patients can, with conscious effort, control them for short periods.

Psychosocial assessment may reveal underlying stressful factors, such as problems with social adjustment, lack of self-esteem, and depression.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome:

Although TS symptoms range from very mild to quite severe, the majority of cases fall into the mild category. The first symptoms of TS are usually facial tics - commonly eye blinking. With time, other motor tics may appear, such as head jerking, neck stretching, foot stamping, or body twisting and bending. It is not uncommon for a person with TS to continuously clear his or her throat, cough, sniff, grunt, yelp, bark, or shout. A person with TS may touch other people excessively or repeat actions obsessively and unnecessarily. A few patients with TS demonstrate self-harming behaviors such as lip and cheek biting and head banging. People with TS can sometimes suppress their tics for a short time, but eventually tension mounts to the point where the tic escapes. Tics worsen in stressful situations and improve when the person relaxes or is absorbed in an activity. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Tourette Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

Tourette Syndrome as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Tourette Syndrome, it is also important to consider Tourette Syndrome as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Tourette Syndrome may cause:

• Choreoathetosis
• Coprolalia
• Deliberate self harm
• Self inflicted injury
• Tic

Tourette Syndrome: Onset and Incubation

Onset of Tourette Syndrome: usually 7-8 years of age

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Tourette Syndrome
• How serious is Tourette Syndrome?
• More about Tourette Syndrome
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Tourette Syndrome:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. This signs and symptoms information for Tourette Syndrome has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Tourette Syndrome signs or Tourette Syndrome symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Tourette Syndrome may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Tourette Syndrome symptoms.