tic disorder
MONDO:0002420Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names tic disorder yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Disorders characterized by recurrent TICS that may interfere with speech and other activities. Tics are sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations which may be exacerbated by stress and are generally attenuated during absorbing activities. Tic disorders are distinguished from conditions which feature other types of abnormal movements that may accompany another another condition. (From DSM-IV, 1994)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002420), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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