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November 1, 2025

transient tic disorder

transient tic disorder

a tic disorder involving the presence of one or more tics occurring many times a day for a period of between 4 weeks and 1 year. The tics may be simple (e.g., eye blinking, facial grimacing, throat clearing, sniffing) or more complex (e.g., hand gestures, stomping, echolalia, meaningless change in vocal pitch or volume).

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