Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
Tic - facial; Mimic spasm
Symptoms
- Repeated, uncontrolled spasm-like muscle movements, such as:
- Eye blinking
- Grimacing
- Mouth twitching
- Nose wrinkling
- Squinting
- Repeated throat clearing or grunting
Signs and tests
The health care provider will usually diagnose a tic during a physical examination. No special tests are needed. In rare cases an
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Facial tics Treatment
Review Date: 03/09/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
