How does Tourette's syndrome differ from the matting habit and how to live with it
Educational Program Health / / December 29, 2020
What is Tourette's Syndrome
This is what a nervous breakdown is calledTourette syndrome, in which motor tics occur regularly, at least several times a day. These are monotonous, fast movements of one or more muscles.
A person twitches his nose or the corner of his mouth, winks, shrugs, knocks his foot on the floor, taps his knuckles on some thing or part of the body. These compulsive movements can be difficult and include bouncing, brisk walking, a certain pattern (for example, along an imaginary square), twisting and bending, copying movements interlocutor.
Shortly before a tick, a person feels tension, itching, tingling all over the body. Repetitive movements help relieve discomfort.
In addition to motor tics, a person suffering from Tourette's syndrome must haveICD-10 Version: 2016. F95.2. Combined vocal and multiple motor tic disorder [de la Tourette] at least one vocal. A person repeats the same type of sounds (grunting, coughing, barking) or words and even phrases. Sometimes - vulgar, obscene.
How Tourette's Syndrome Differs From Loving Mate
First, the fact that the habit of swearing is still a conscious choice, and not a disorder of the nervous system, which is extremely difficult to control. Secondly, Tourette's syndrome is not always accompanied by coprolalia (the so-called obscene or derogatory statements pouring in a stream).
Obsessive swearing is rare: it appears only in every tenthTourettes syndrome a person with Tourette's syndrome.
If you are unable to control checkmate, but you do not have the daily repetitive motor tics, this is clearly not Tourette's syndrome. Although it would not hurt to appear to a psychotherapist in any case.
How to recognize Tourette's syndrome
In the International Classifier of Diseases (ICD-10), this condition is calledICD-10 Version: 2016. F95.2. Combined vocal and multiple motor tic disorder [de la Tourette] "Combined vocal and multi-motor tic disorder." However, there are at least a few tic disorders, and not every tic is associated with Tourette's syndrome.
So that the doctor can make such a diagnosisThe ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders. Diagnostic criteria for research, three conditions must match at once.
- Combination of motor and vocal tics.
- Multiplicity. Ticks should be observed many times during the day, and at least throughout the year. There may be periods of remission when repetitive movements or "vocalisms" appear rarely or not at all, but this time should not exceed 2 months.
- The age when the first tick appeared is less than 18 years. In Tourette's syndrome, obsessive movement usually develops between 2 and 15 yearsTourette syndrome. The average age at onset of symptoms is about 6 years.
This tic disorder is not very rare. According to some reportsTOURETTE SYNDROME AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, it affects up to 1% of school-age children.
Boys get sick 3-4 times more oftenTourette syndromethan girls.
But because tics are often mild, it can be difficult to make an accurate diagnosis.
Why Tourette's syndrome is dangerous
From a physical point of view, Tourette's syndrome almost does not harm the body. People with this disorder often lead healthy and active lifestyles, fit in well with society, study well, and have great careers.
However, Tourette's syndrome can be accompanied by other neurological disorders and can cause behavioral problems, which, in turn, affect self-esteem and well-being. Here are the statesTourette syndromeoften associated with Tourette's syndrome:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Anxiety disorders.
- Depression.
- Sleep disturbances.
- Pain associated with tics, such as headaches.
- Difficulty controlling your emotions - irritability, anger, aggression.
- Asocial behavior.
How to get rid of Tourette's syndrome
Scientists don't know what exactly causes Tourette's syndrome. Hence the bad news: there is no cure for it.Tourette syndrome. Diagnosis and Treatment. In fact, all therapy is about reducing pain and discomfort with tics and teaching the patient to control his emotional state.
To do this, use:
- Medicines used to control "related" diseases. For example, antidepressants or drugs to improve attention and concentration, prescribed for ADHD. Botulinum toxin injections are also sometimes prescribed: an injection into the affected muscle can temporarily stop or relieve the tic.
- Psychotherapy. In particular, it has proven itself well cognitive behavioral therapy. It helps a person to notice in time the moment the tick appears and to pull himself together - to calm down, breathe deeply, consciously concentrate on another action that can "interrupt" the tick.
The good news is that there is often no need to treat Tourette's syndrome. For many people, tics pass quickly and easily - so that others do not notice them at all. In addition, the manifestations of the disorder are dramatically reduced or become controlled after adolescence.
All a person (especially a child) with mild manifestations of Tourette's syndrome needs is support and acceptance from loved ones. In this case, tic disorder may remain only one of the insignificant childhood memories.
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