Thus, a specialist explains the neurological issues involved in the disease and what life is like for those who are diagnosed.
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So, inside the engines you can find movements of the nose, of the mouth from one side to the other or some more complex and extensive reactions. In the vowels, for example, the patient begins to make sounds like grunts or incomplete sentences. with profanity or in which you try to imitate whoever is nearby.
“These patients have a component that we call non-motor symptoms, where 52 percent have depression, 52 percent also have anxiety, half have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and some have obsessive-compulsive disorder,” explained Bernal.
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Therefore, in most cases, tics are benign; however, there is a small percentage in which theyThe symptoms become dangerous situations, since making sudden movements and sounds can cause problems in the vocal cords, fractures, sprains, dislocations, among others.
Thus, the doctor explains that patients must be cared for by an interdisciplinary team that comprehensively addresses mental and physical well-being. “The prognosis in most patients is good. The important thing is acceptance and knowledge of the disease within society, because that also makes the individual control himself much better,” concluded the neurologist.
