Tic disorder

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Tic disorders cause rapid, uncontrollable movements or sounds that a person makes for no apparent reason. They are involuntary actions and often tend to happen in sudden bouts.

Transient tic disorder is a temporary condition in which a person makes one or many brief, repeated, difficult to control movements or noises (tics).
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Transient tic disorders are more common in children. Tics are made worse by stress and usually go away during sleep.
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Brief psychotic disorder is a short-term, time-limited disorder. An individual with brief psychotic disorder has experienced at least one of the major symptoms of psychosis for less than one month.

Brief psychotic disorder is uncommon. It generally first occurs in early adulthood (20's and 30's), and is more common in women than in men.

Chronic motor tic disorder involves quick, uncontrollable movements or vocal outbursts (but not both).
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Genetic disorder
Genetic disorder might be any pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene or by a chromosomal aberration. Also called hereditary disease, inherited disorder.
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Genetic Disorder: A disorder passed down in genes through generations of a family.
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A genetic disorder is a disorder caused by a fault in the genes. It is usually hereditary (runs in the family).
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A disease or condition caused by an abnormality in a person's genetic blueprint.

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neurotic disorder A mental disorder in which the predominant disturbance is a distressing symptom or group of symptoms that one considers unacceptable and alien to one's personality.

A genetic disorder, usually hereditary
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes connective tissues—which provide substance, shape and support to many parts of the body—to be weaker than they should be.

Chronic tic disorders: Chronic tic disorders are differentiated from those that are transient not only by their duration over many years, but by their relatively unchanging character.

Tic disorders are generally differentiated based on the type of tics presented, the age of onset of symptoms, and the duration of symptoms.
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Genetic disorder of mucopolysaccharide metabolism characterized by skeletal abnormalities, joint instability, development of cervical myelopathy, and excessive urinary keratan sulfate.

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Autistic disorder, or classic autism, is the most severe form of autism spectrum disorders or ASD. Impaired social interaction is the distinguishing feature of ASD. Autism is more ...
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Autistic disorder (sometimes called autism or classical ASD) is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

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A child with autism appears to live in his or her own world, showing little interest in others and a lack of social awareness.
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This tic disorder was first described by Georges Gilles de la Tourette in 1885.

A genetic disorder that can affect the skin and nervous system, typically in adolescence.
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A genetic disorder that can affect children and adults from any ethnic background. It is named after the Swiss doctor who originally described it and is also called Fanconi's syndrome.

A genetic disorder affecting only women. Common symptoms include failure to develop secondary sex characteristics, short stature and webbed neck.

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A genetic disorder is caused by an altered gene or set of genes.
The four broad groups of genetic disorders include single gene disorders, chromosome abnormalities, mitochondrial disorders and multifactorial disorders.

A genetic disorder has surfaced on either side of the family.
You or your partner has had a previous child with a birth defect.
You and your partner are carriers of the same recessive disorder.

A neurotic disorder can be any mental imbalance that causes or results in distress.

A rheumatic disorder called polymyalgia rheumatica frequently occurs together with temporal arteritis. It is still unclear how or why the two diseases often develop together, but often a patient with one of the diseases eventually develops the other.

rare genetic disorder characterized by underdeveloped thumbs, forearm and cheekbones as well as ear defects
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As a genetic disorder, Waardenburg syndrome is passed down from parent to child much like hair color, blood type, or other physical traits. A child receives genetic material from each parent.

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A facial tic is a repeated spasm, often involving the eyes and muscles of the face.
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Hyperkinetic disorder is the UK name for ADHD.
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OI is a genetic disorder that is present at birth. It is caused by an abnormality in collagen.
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Being a genetic disorder, familial hypercholesterolaemia is not caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. However, keeping yourself in the best physical condition will help to prevent future problems.
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Autism - Autistic Disorder : A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest.

Genetic disorderConditions resulting from abnormality in the genetic makeup of an individual. Genetic disorders can be caused by defects in one or more genes.

In people who have a genetic disorder that causes high triglycerides (such as familial hypertriglyceridemia or familial combined hyperlipidemia), certain disorders and substances can increase triglycerides to extremely high levels.

If a person has tics for more than a year, doctors call this a chronic tic disorder.

A chronic motor tic disorder also exists. It may last for years. This form is very rare compared to the common short-lived childhood tic. Gilles de la Tourette syndrome is a separate condition in which tics are a major symptom.

This is an enzymatic disorder known only since the 1960s. It is quite rare and only a few families have been reported.
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Both AS and autistic disorder are subgroups of a larger diagnostic category, called either autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), mostly in European countries, or pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in the United States.

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Living with a genetic disorder can be extremely difficult for both adults and children. Adults who receive a diagnosis later in life may wonder how the disease will affect their careers, their relationships and their sense of themselves.

Anodontia is a genetic disorder commonly defined as the absence of all teeth, and is extremely rarely encountered in a pure form without any associated abnormalities. Rare but more common than complete anodontia are hypodontia and oligodontia.

index case A clinically affected individual through whom attention is first drawn to a genetic disorder in a family.
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Hartnup's disease a genetic disorder resulting in defective absorption of the amino acid, tryptophan. HDL high density lipoproteins. HDL transport cholesterol from the tissues to the liver where it can be eliminated in bile.

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