Tics and involuntary movements are a hallmark of Tourette's syndrome, an odd and little understood disorder that has been linked to various abnormalities in the brain. But tics can appear in other ...

Tourette syndrome involves involuntary motor and vocal tics that are widely misunderstood. Learning what the condition looks ...

A change in how often you blink might be a sign of an underlying health issue, experts say. On average, most adults blink about 14 or 17 times a minute, which is the sweet spot for keeping eyes moist ...

Dr. Barbara Coffey, director of the Tics and Tourette’s Disorder Clinical and Research Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who has been ...

Usually when Dr. Joseph Pinter sees young patients with tics, it's the parents who are most bothered. A 4 or 5-year-old who's blinking his eyes excessively or rolling her eyes every few seconds may ...

Frequent blinking can have various causes, and while occasional blinking is normal, persistent or excessive blinking may be indicative of an underlying issue. “Usually blinking of eyes occurs due to ...