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central nervous system, chronic vocal tic disorder, tic, chronic motor tic disorder, tics, repeated, uncontrollable bursts of activity, speech, chronic motor tic disorder is characterized by rapid, recurrent, uncontrollable movements, by vocal outbursts, not both, to be diagnosed, the disorder, person has had the tics nearly every day, more than a year, person hasn't had a tic-free period longer than three months, chronic motor, vocal tic disorder is more common than the better-known tourette's syndrome, 1 to 2%, the population is affected, condition is rare, compared, common short-lived childhood tic, transient tic disorder, occurs, stops, a year, tics appear to get worse, emotional stress, absent, sleep, thought that all types of chronic tics, variants of tourette's syndrome, have an underlying genetic cause, gene, genes involved, discovered yet, vocalizations, grunts, throat clearing, abdominal, diaphragmatic contractions, facial grimacing, excessive blinking, recurrent movement, the arms, legs, areas, combination, of them present in an affected person, voluntarily suppressed, relatively brief length of time, a sensation of relief is experienced, movements have been, carried out, tics, suggestible, persist, all stages of sleep, exacerbate, stress, heat, excitement, fatigue, diagnosis of a tic, physical examination, no tests, necessary, treatment of chronic motor, vocal tic disorder depends on its severity, distress it causes, effects the tics have on school, job performance, psychotherapy, used only, is substantial interference, ordinary activities, drugs, treat tics, dopamine blockers, pimozide, risperidone, limited rate of success, a relatively high level of side effects, prognosis, children who develop this disorder between ages 6, 8 is good, last 4 to 6 years, stop, treatment in early adolescence, disorder begins in older children, no remission, reduction of symptoms well, 20s, a chronic, life-long disorder anticipated, no complications, no need, the health care provider, tic, severe, becomes disruptive, child's life, question whether the movements, really a tic, opposed to a seizure, consult, health care provider.