This week we are going to discuss a condition of the face, tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia. Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition of the fifth cranial nerve which causes severe facial pain and ...

Alison Hammond has revealed that her son used to have a tic that they “never discussed”. She opened up about her teenage son Aiden Hammond’s tic during an interview with Scarlett Moffatt on ITV’s This ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive sneak peek at an upcoming episode of TLC's 'Baylen Out Loud', Baylen decides to try Botox for the first ...

Jon Stone receives funding from Chief Scientist Office Scotland. He is medical advisor to FND Hope and FND Action. He is Secretary of the FND society and runs a free self help website for people with ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more children are being diagnosed with tics. In October, the Wall Street Journal covered the emergence; other stories and accounts followed. In some cases, ...

Whenever I get severely anxious, there's a small muscle beneath my throat that twitches consistently for at least a few days, until it goes away on its own. Before I went to my doctor about it, though ...

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder. Tourette syndrome causes unwanted repetitive movements or sounds called tics. TS is more common in males than females. Simple tics are sudden, brief ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Three years ago, the ...