Tourette’s syndrome can be seen in pediatrics, neurology, and behavioral developmental specialist clinics, and if necessary, psychologically in the psychiatry department.
Tourette’s syndrome is characterized by rapid contraction of single or multiple muscles, which may be fixed or wandering, such as frowning, facial twitching, flaring of the nose, or stuttering of the mouth. If the respiratory and articulatory muscles are involved, the twitching may be accompanied by involuntary articulation or obscene language, so it is called “Tourette’s syndrome”.
This disease is common in children, the etiology and pathogenesis are not clear, some cases are caused by basal nucleus lesions, and some are related to mental factors. There are often co-morbidities, with mental behavioral disorders being the most common, among which obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder are the most common.
Parents should closely observe the child’s condition during the illness and visit the hospital in a timely manner, including pediatrics, neurology and behavioral development specialist clinics, and psychiatry for psychological counseling when necessary. Doctors mainly rely on the age of onset, multiple motor tics with vocal tics and other characteristic clinical manifestations to make a diagnosis.
Patients with Tourette’s syndrome need to seek timely medical treatment under the guidance of a doctor.