Repository Article

·2018 OPEN ACCESS

[Movement disorders in children and adolescents].

Asli Sena Kücükyildiz YTU , Nanette Mol Debes , Liselotte Skov

PubMed

Abstract

Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ticlike compulsions and motoric stereotypies are all movement disorders, which start in childhood and can be difficult to differentiate. In this article, we have outlined the most important focus points on how to differentiate the conditions in order to diagnose correctly and in order to refer to proper treatment.

Keywords

Tourette syndrome Movement disorders Tics Psychology Focus (optics) Developmental psychology Psychiatry Medicine Disease

Subject Areas

Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues ·Psychiatry and Mental health ·Health Sciences
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders ·Clinical Psychology ·Social Sciences
Restless Legs Syndrome Research ·Epidemiology ·Health Sciences