Extra Movements in Healthy People: Challenging the Definition and Diagnostic Practice of Tic Disorders

Autor: Stefanie Bartha, Annet Bluschke, Tina Rawish, Kim E. R. Naumann, Paul Wendiggensen, Tobias Bäumer, Veit Roessner, Alexander Münchau, Christian Beste
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Annals of Neurology. 93:472-478
ISSN: 1531-8249
0364-5134
DOI: 10.1002/ana.26586
Popis: The occurrence of motor/vocal tics, i.e. "extra-movements" and/or "extra-vocalizations", is the leading diagnostic criterion for tic disorders. We show that extra-movements are common also in healthy controls, so that a surplus of movements per se is not indicative of the presence of a tic disorder. This questions the usefulness of DSM-5 criteria for tic disorders in clinical practice. Apparently, it is not solely a surplus of movements which defines tic disorders. Instead, movement characteristics and patterns seem to play a crucial role. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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