ArticleCureus2023
Adult-Onset Tics After Being Crushed by an Air Conditioner: A Case Report.
Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Tics are sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic movements and/or vocalizations. Generally, tics begin during childhood as a part of Tourette syndrome (TS) and rarely have an onset during adulthood. We describe a 30-year-old male who presented with multiple motor and vocal tics two weeks following a closed head injury with alteration of consciousness as a result of being crushed against the wall by a 4,100-pound air-conditioning unit. He started having motor tics that developed in a rostrocaudal distribution, followed by simple and complex vocal tics. His tics increased in severity over several months following the injury until presentation. He was started on pimozide and received hyperbaric oxygen treatment which improved both motor and vocal tics.
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