Practice Guideline Recommendations: Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tic Disorders
Practice Guideline, May 2019
Read Published ArticleThe authors of the practice guideline seek to make recommendations, based on evidence identified from the systematic review, general principles of care, and related evidence, regarding the following questions: 1. In children and adults with TS or a chronic tic disorder, when should clinicians and patients pursue treatment for tics? 2. In children and adults with TS or a chronic tic disorder who require treatment for tics, how should clinicians and patients choose between evidence-based treatment options and determine the sequence or combinations of these treatments?
Reaffirmed on April 7, 2025.
Companion to "Comprehensive Systematic Review: Treatment of Tics in People with Tourette Sundrome and Chronic Tic Disorders."
Endorsed by the Child Neurology Society and the European Academy of Neurology.
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