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tic, facial, mimic spasm, a facial tic, repetitive, spasmodic movement often involving the eyes, facial muscles, tics most often occur in children, persist into adulthood tics occur 3 to 4 times, in boys, girls, tics, affect, one-fourth of all children at some time, tics, stress appears to increase the severity of already established tics, short lived, transient tics, common in childhood, appear, disappear, a matter of weeks, transient tic disorder, tics often involve the eyes, facial muscles, most commonly seen facial tics, repetitive eye blinking, squinting, wrinkling, the nose, twitches around the mouth, repetitive throat clearing, deep, throaty sounds, grunts, considered tics, certain medications, methylphenidate, treat hyperactivity in children, were previously thought to precipitate tics in children already prone, recent studies published, not support this notion, suggest that these medications, used in children, tics who, attention deficit disorder, commonly occurs, in the same population, a chronic motor tic disorder also exists, last, form is extremely rare compared, common short-lived childhood tic, gilles de la tourette syndrome, separate condition, tics, a predominant symptom, repetitive, involuntary spasmodic muscle movements, eye blinking, squinting, nose wrinkling, mouth twitches, facial grimacing, repetitive throat clearing, grunting, a tic, diagnosed, a physical examination, no special tests, an individual, require an eeg to rule out seizures, seizure-type activity, transient childhood tics, not treated, calling the child's attention to a tic, increase its severity, prolong its disappearance, a non-stressful environment is helpful in both decreasing the frequency of a tic, hastening its disappearance, tics, disabling, medications risperidone, effective in controlling the tics, simple childhood tics, expected to disappear spontaneously, a period of months, chronic tics, last indefinitely, no complications, tics, severe, affect multiple muscle groups, persistent, many cases, not preventable, reducing stress helpful, counseling is advised to help the child learn how to cope, stress.