Is Tourette’s syndrome serious?

The majority of tics have a favorable prognosis, with a small percentage being severe. Tourette’s syndrome is characterized by rapid contractions of single or multiple muscles, either fixed or wandering, and is manifested by eye-rolling, facial twitching, nasal flaring, and puckering of the lips. If the respiratory and articulatory muscles are involved, the tics may be accompanied by involuntary articulation or obscene language, so it is called “Tourette’s syndrome”. This disease is common in children, and the cause and pathogenesis are not clear. Drug therapy combined with psychological counseling is an effective measure for the treatment of this disease. The main drugs are haloperidol, sulpiride, thiopride or risperidone, which should start from a small dose and gradually increase to an effective dose. After the symptoms are controlled, the dose should be gradually reduced and maintained for a period of time (3 months or longer), which can make many children return to normal. If the disease is not controlled, it may seriously affect the child’s life, study and psychological state, which is not conducive to his/her physical and mental health and future development, and brings mental and economic burden to the family. If you find that the child has the above symptoms, you should pay attention to them, go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of specialists, actively diagnose and treat the disease, and pay attention to the rest and nutrition of the child, and pay attention to his/her psychological state.