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- Title
Clarifying the Differences between Patients with Organic Tics and Functional Tic-Like Behaviors.
- Authors
Andersen, Kaja; Jensen, Ida; Okkels, Kirstine Birkebæk; Skov, Liselotte; Debes, Nanette Mol
- Abstract
Due to the global increase in the number of patients with Functional Tic-Like Behaviors (FTLB), it has become increasingly important to find reliable differences between this patient group and patients with organic tics (OTs), which can be used in differential diagnosis. The purpose of this retrospective study was to critically examine both established and suggested differences between the patient groups. A total of 53 FTLB patients and 200 OT patients were included. Several findings from the current literature were replicated in this study: Compared to patients with OTs, patients with FTLB had significantly more complex tics, were older at symptom onset, were more likely to be female, and were less likely to have family members with tics. Furthermore, the study also revealed new differences between the groups: Patients with FTLB had significantly more family members with a psychiatric disorder, were more likely to have experienced an adverse psychosocial event immediately before symptom onset, and had significantly fewer simple tics. Finally, this study was unable to replicate the previously found differences in comorbidities between patients with OTs and FTLB. These findings could contribute significantly to the understanding of FTLB's etiology and to improve diagnosis, as including the presence of simple tics and comorbidities in the diagnostic criteria might be discussed in future studies.
- Subjects
AGE distribution; MOVEMENT disorders; TOURETTE syndrome; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; HEALTH outcome assessment; MANN Whitney U Test; BEHAVIOR disorders; COMPARATIVE studies; SEX distribution; TIC disorders; MEDICAL records; AGE factors in disease; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis software; MENTAL illness; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY history (Medicine)
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 10, p1481
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11101481