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Question: What is Tourette Syndrome (TS)?
Answer: Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a condition of the nervous system. TS causes people to have “tics”.
Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop their body from doing these things. For example, a person might keep blinking over and over again. Or, a person might make a grunting sound unwillingly.
Having tics is a little bit like having hiccups. Even though you might not want to hiccup, your body does it anyway. Sometimes people can stop themselves from doing a certain tic for awhile, but it’s hard. Eventually the person has to do the tic.
(Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11 Dec 2020)
Source Link: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html