"Tourette Syndrome" by Alexander Schmit

Tourette syndrome is a genetic neurological disorder that affects an individual person in and involuntary movements and unexpected vocalizations that are known as tics. In a few cases these vocalizations can include some random inappropriate words or phrases. These outbursts are unintentional and have no purpose. Involuntary movements are as the following: eye blinking, throat clearing, sniffing, arm thrusting, kicking movements, shoulder shrugging or jumping. The disorder affects all ethnic groups affecting men three to four times more than women. …