Table 2.
Similarities and difference between our patients with dystonic tics and classical description of both tics and dystonia
| Dystonic Tics | Tics | Dystonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at onset | Adulthood | Childhood | Adulthood |
| Gender | Male | Male | Female |
| Premonitory feeling | + | + | − |
| Suppressibility | + | + | − |
| Intermittent nature of the hyperkinesias | + | + | − |
| Wax and waning | + | + | − |
| Clinical progression | + | − | + |
| Presence of sensory geste | +/− | − | + |
| Psychiatric comorbidities (OCD, ADHD) | − | + | − |
| Psychiatric comorbidities (depression, anxiety) | +/− | +/− | +/− |
| Family history for psychiatric disorders and/or tics | − | + | − |
OCD, obsessive‐compulsive disorder; ADHD, attention‐deficit and hyperactive disorder,