Tic & Tourette Syndrome and Motor Disorders

Abstract

Motor disorder refers to neuropsychiatric disorders such as abnormal movements, meaningless repetitive movements, and impairment in acquisition and performance of motor skills. Motor disorder was included as a sub-category of neurodevelopmental disorder chapter in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) [1]. DSM-5’s motor disorders include tic disorders (Tourette’s disorder, persistent motor or vocal tic disorder, provisional tic disorder, other specified tic disorder, and unspecified tic disorder), developmental coordination disorder, and stereotypic movement disorder. This review overviews and summarizes current knowledge on the motor disorder’s cause, diagnosis, and treatment. TIC DISORDERS