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Phonic tics

MedGen UID:
155955
Concept ID:
C0751901
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Tic, Vocal; Tics, Vocal; Vocal Tic; Vocal Tics
 
HPO: HP:0100035

Definition

Tics are defined as movements or sounds that resemble physiological motor behaviors, but are typically inopportune to social context and appear sudden, repetitive, and often exaggerated. Tic vocalizations commonly termed vocal or phonic tics may include any possible sound (eg, sniffing, coughing, throat clearing, whistling, or grunting), word, or sentence and are most commonly encountered within the spectrum of primary tic disorders, as Tourette syndrome. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Pigmentary pallidal degeneration
MedGen UID:
6708
Concept ID:
C0018523
Disease or Syndrome
Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is a type of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). The phenotypic spectrum of PKAN includes classic PKAN and atypical PKAN. Classic PKAN is characterized by early-childhood onset of progressive dystonia, dysarthria, rigidity, and choreoathetosis. Pigmentary retinal degeneration is common. Atypical PKAN is characterized by later onset (age >10 years), prominent speech defects, psychiatric disturbances, and more gradual progression of disease.
Tourette syndrome
MedGen UID:
21219
Concept ID:
C0040517
Disease or Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is a neurobehavioral disorder manifest particularly by motor and vocal tics and associated with behavioral abnormalities. Tics are sudden, brief, intermittent, involuntary or semi-voluntary movements (motor tics) or sounds (phonic or vocal tics). They typically consist of simple, coordinated, repetitive movements, gestures, or utterances that mimic fragments of normal behavior. Motor tics may range from simple blinking, nose twitching, and head jerking to more complex throwing, hitting, or making rude gestures. Phonic tics include sniffling, throat clearing, blowing, coughing, echolalia, or coprolalia. Males are affected about 3 times more often than females, and onset usually occurs between 3 and 8 years of age. By age 18 years, more than half of affected individuals are free of tics, but they may persist into adulthood (review by Jankovic, 2001).
Intellectual disability, autosomal dominant 42
MedGen UID:
934741
Concept ID:
C4310774
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
GNB1 encephalopathy (GNB1-E) is characterized by moderate-to-severe developmental delay / intellectual disability, structural brain abnormalities, and often infantile hypotonia and seizures. Other less common findings include dystonia, reduced vision, behavior issues, growth delay, gastrointestinal (GI) problems, genitourinary (GU) abnormalities in males, and cutaneous mastocytosis.
Intellectual developmental disorder, X-linked 111
MedGen UID:
1840204
Concept ID:
C5829568
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
X-linked intellectual developmental disorder-111 (XLID111) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by different degrees of impaired intellectual development associated with motor, speech, and behavioral impairments (El Chehadeh et al., 2022).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Johnson KA, Worbe Y, Foote KD, Butson CR, Gunduz A, Okun MS
Lancet Neurol 2023 Feb;22(2):147-158. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00303-9. PMID: 36354027Free PMC Article
Billnitzer A, Jankovic J
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Oct;17(4):1681-1693. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00914-6. PMID: 32856174Free PMC Article
Rizzo R, Gulisano M
Expert Rev Neurother 2020 Jan;20(1):55-63. Epub 2019 Dec 3 doi: 10.1080/14737175.2020.1698950. PMID: 31795779

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Alonso-Juarez M, Jankovic J
J Neurol 2022 Oct;269(10):5312-5318. Epub 2022 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11174-z. PMID: 35567613
Billnitzer A, Jankovic J
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Oct;17(4):1681-1693. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00914-6. PMID: 32856174Free PMC Article
Pandey S, Srivanitchapoom P, Kirubakaran R, Berman BD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 5;1(1):CD012285. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012285.pub2. PMID: 29304272Free PMC Article
Robertson MM, Eapen V, Singer HS, Martino D, Scharf JM, Paschou P, Roessner V, Woods DW, Hariz M, Mathews CA, Črnčec R, Leckman JF
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017 Feb 2;3:16097. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.97. PMID: 28150698
Deng H, Gao K, Jankovic J
Nat Rev Neurol 2012 Mar 13;8(4):203-13. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2012.26. PMID: 22410579

Diagnosis

Johnson KA, Worbe Y, Foote KD, Butson CR, Gunduz A, Okun MS
Lancet Neurol 2023 Feb;22(2):147-158. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00303-9. PMID: 36354027Free PMC Article
Billnitzer A, Jankovic J
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Oct;17(4):1681-1693. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00914-6. PMID: 32856174Free PMC Article
Pandey S, Srivanitchapoom P, Kirubakaran R, Berman BD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 5;1(1):CD012285. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012285.pub2. PMID: 29304272Free PMC Article
Cavanna AE, Termine C
Adv Exp Med Biol 2012;724:375-83. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0653-2_28. PMID: 22411257
Kenney C, Kuo SH, Jimenez-Shahed J
Am Fam Physician 2008 Mar 1;77(5):651-8. PMID: 18350763

Therapy

Billnitzer A, Jankovic J
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Oct;17(4):1681-1693. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00914-6. PMID: 32856174Free PMC Article
Deeb W, Malaty IA, Mathews CA
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;165:123-153. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64012-3.00008-3. PMID: 31727209
Pandey S, Srivanitchapoom P, Kirubakaran R, Berman BD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 5;1(1):CD012285. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012285.pub2. PMID: 29304272Free PMC Article
Curtis A, Clarke CE, Rickards HE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD006565. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006565.pub2. PMID: 19821373Free PMC Article
Kenney C, Kuo SH, Jimenez-Shahed J
Am Fam Physician 2008 Mar 1;77(5):651-8. PMID: 18350763

Prognosis

Grossen SC, Arbuckle AL, Bihun EC, Koller JM, Song DY, Reiersen AM, Schlaggar BL, Greene DJ, Black KJ
Compr Psychiatry 2024 Oct;134:152510. Epub 2024 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152510. PMID: 38941871Free PMC Article
Johnson KA, Worbe Y, Foote KD, Butson CR, Gunduz A, Okun MS
Lancet Neurol 2023 Feb;22(2):147-158. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00303-9. PMID: 36354027Free PMC Article
Robertson MM, Eapen V, Singer HS, Martino D, Scharf JM, Paschou P, Roessner V, Woods DW, Hariz M, Mathews CA, Črnčec R, Leckman JF
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017 Feb 2;3:16097. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.97. PMID: 28150698
Shprecher DR, Kious BM, Himle MH
Discov Med 2015 Nov;20(111):295-301. PMID: 26645901
Hassan N, Cavanna AE
Funct Neurol 2012 Jan-Mar;27(1):23-7. PMID: 22687163Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Johnson KA, Worbe Y, Foote KD, Butson CR, Gunduz A, Okun MS
Lancet Neurol 2023 Feb;22(2):147-158. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00303-9. PMID: 36354027Free PMC Article
Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Alonso-Juarez M, Jankovic J
J Neurol 2022 Oct;269(10):5312-5318. Epub 2022 May 14 doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11174-z. PMID: 35567613
Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Alonso-Juarez M, Jankovic J
J Neurol 2022 May;269(5):2453-2459. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10822-0. PMID: 34596744
Coffey B, Jankovic J, Claassen DO, Jimenez-Shahed J, Gertz BJ, Garofalo EA, Stamler DA, Wieman M, Savola JM, Gordon MF, Alexander JK, Barkay H, Harary E
JAMA Netw Open 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2129397. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29397. PMID: 34661664Free PMC Article
Shprecher DR, Kious BM, Himle MH
Discov Med 2015 Nov;20(111):295-301. PMID: 26645901

Recent systematic reviews

Serag I, Elsakka MM, Moawad MHED, Ali HT, Sarhan K, Shayeb S, Nadim I, Abouzid M
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2024 Oct;80(10):1483-1493. Epub 2024 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s00228-024-03710-9. PMID: 38985199Free PMC Article
Tilling F, Cavanna AE
Neurol Sci 2020 May;41(5):1011-1017. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1007/s10072-019-04207-5. PMID: 31872351Free PMC Article
Pandey S, Srivanitchapoom P, Kirubakaran R, Berman BD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 5;1(1):CD012285. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012285.pub2. PMID: 29304272Free PMC Article
Cavanna AE, David K, Bandera V, Termine C, Balottin U, Schrag A, Selai C
Behav Neurol 2013;27(1):83-93. doi: 10.3233/BEN-120296. PMID: 23187148Free PMC Article
Curtis A, Clarke CE, Rickards HE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009 Oct 7;2009(4):CD006565. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006565.pub2. PMID: 19821373Free PMC Article

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