[Tics in childhood].
BACKGROUND
Tics in infancy often cause problems in social relationships of children and worry to their immediate family. We review some aspects of these abnormal movements and mention Gilles de la Tourette disease, discussing the graduation from simple tics to the more severe tics which occur in this illness.


METHODS
Tics are the commonest abnormal movements in infancy, when paroxystic disorders are excluded. We review the scant progress made in more than 100 years regarding their aetiology and pathogenesis. Current strategies for the treatment of tics are considered (not only pharmacological) and choice of drug depending on associated disorders.
Moreno-Rubio
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Sección de Neuropediatría, Hospital Infantil Universitario La Fe, Valencia, España.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D020323:Tics / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy