Just about everyone swears on occasion. But some people are cursed with a pathological need to curse—and uncontrollably shout obscenities every few minutes. Accompanied by a violent muscular tic, ...

A new study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center neurologists suggests that baclofen, a drug long thought to be effective in reducing the vocal and motor tics associated with Tourette syndrome, improves ...

Tic disorders are conditions featuring sudden, non-rhythmic movements or vocalizations. A formal tic disorder diagnosis is determined by tic frequency, duration, and type. Tics are non-rhythmic ...