I hope your mother passed peacefully and that you can make it through this time without too much grief. Not many statistics are available for the prevalence of each form of TS, so I am mostly going on my personal experience. I have met about 100 p... read more
Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder: some confuse this as a form of TS, which is why your mother may have expressed it as a rare form. If she only had either motor or vocal tics, she had one of these conditions, which are much rarer than TS. read more
The symptoms of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome may also be confused with Tourette syndrome. Most of these conditions are rarer than tic disorders, and a thorough history and examination may be enough to rule them out, without medical or screening tests. read more
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes repeated, involuntary physical tics and vocal outbursts. Learn about the symptoms and treatment. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes repeated, involuntary physical tics and vocal outbursts. read more