Will You Have Tourettes?

Sophia Al-Mansoor
Sophia Al-Mansoor
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Tourette Syndrome (Ts) to Be Diagnosed with Ts, a Person Must: Have Two or More Motor Tics (For Example, Blinking or Shrugging the Shoulders) and at Least One...

Will You Have Tourettes?

Tourette Syndrome (TS)
To be diagnosed with TS, a person must: have two or more motor tics (for example, blinking or shrugging the shoulders) and at least one vocal tic (for example, humming, clearing the throat, or yelling out a word or phrase), although they might not always happen at the same time.

Can you just develop Tourettes?

The tic can emerge at any age, but it most commonly appears between the ages of 6 and 18 years. During adolescence and early adulthood, the tics will normally become less severe, but In 10 to 15 percent of cases, Tourette's can become worse as the person moves into adulthood.

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What are the chances I have Tourettes?

Genetic studies have indicated that TS is inherited as a dominant gene, with about a 50% chance of parents passing the gene on to their children. Boys with the gene(s) are three to four times more likely than girls to display symptoms of TS.

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