This post is in response to EVIL PANDAS: A Scourge on the Brain By Jory Goodman M.D. PANS is a neuropsychiatric illness in children in which there is the sudden onset of OCD and/or tics, which has ...

Dr. Blood helps children, adolescents and young adults (25 yo). Primary concerns include OCD, tics, learning disabilities, and executive dysfunction. Dr. Blood is trained to treat Tourette Syndrome, ...

The parents of a 10-year-old Raleigh boy began noticing strange behavior in their son about a year ago, but had no idea that it could be the result of strep throat. The parents of a 10-year-old ...

There is no consensus as to how many OCD subtypes exist, or even what those subtypes are. For instance, some contend that ...

Last weekend, the Washington Commanders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave fans a classic in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. While the usual stars put on a show, it was the Commanders kicker Zane ...

Karli Bossman's behavior changed instantly from happy to afraid of socks. Oct. 5, 2011— -- Karli Bossman was a happy 5-year-old from Clayton, N.C., who loved going to kindergarten -- until one ...

"It was like someone took my child and replaced her," a mother told News Center Maine. The mother blames a tick-borne bacteria for causing her 7-year-old daughter to develop facial tics, severe OCD, ...

When 20-year-old singer Billie Eilish told David Letterman last month about how Tourette syndrome affects her life, she likely introduced the condition to a generation of her youngest fans. But Eilish ...

Instead of getting ready for school, the Kensington 13-year-old stood in his bedroom seven years ago, flipping the light switch on and off. Pushed along into the bathroom, he repeatedly stepped in and ...

December 8, 2010 — Strategies and guidelines on diagnosing and treating Tourette's syndrome are offered in a clinical practice article reported in the December 9 issue of the New England Journal of ...