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Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome.

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Kwak, C; Dat Vuong, K; Jankovic, J
Published in: Mov Disord
December 2003

We administered a questionnaire designed to probe for premonitory sensations associated with motor tics to 50 patients with Tourette's syndrome (TS). Premonitory sensations were reported by 46 (92%) patients, and the most common sensation was an urge to move and an impulse to tic ("had to do it"). Intensification of premonitory sensations, if prevented from performing a motor tic, was reported also in 37 patients (74%), 36 patients (72%) reported relief of premonitory sensations after performing the tic, and 27 of 40 (68%) described a motor tic as a voluntary motor response to an involuntary sensation, rather than a completely involuntary movement. The "just right" sensation correlated with the presence of co-morbid obsessive-compulsive disorder. We conclude that premonitory sensations are an important aspect of motor tics and some patients perceive motor tics as a voluntary movement in response to an involuntary sensation.

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Mov Disord

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0885-3185

Publication Date

December 2003

Volume

18

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1530 / 1533

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Stomach
  • Shoulder
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sensation Disorders
  • Pharynx
  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neural Inhibition
  • Neck
 

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Kwak, C., Dat Vuong, K., & Jankovic, J. (2003). Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome. Mov Disord, 18(12), 1530–1533. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.10618
Kwak, Carolyn, Kevin Dat Vuong, and Joseph Jankovic. “Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome.Mov Disord 18, no. 12 (December 2003): 1530–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.10618.
Kwak C, Dat Vuong K, Jankovic J. Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome. Mov Disord. 2003 Dec;18(12):1530–3.
Kwak, Carolyn, et al. “Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome.Mov Disord, vol. 18, no. 12, Dec. 2003, pp. 1530–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/mds.10618.
Kwak C, Dat Vuong K, Jankovic J. Premonitory sensory phenomenon in Tourette's syndrome. Mov Disord. 2003 Dec;18(12):1530–1533.
Journal cover image

Published In

Mov Disord

DOI

ISSN

0885-3185

Publication Date

December 2003

Volume

18

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1530 / 1533

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Stomach
  • Shoulder
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sensation Disorders
  • Pharynx
  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neural Inhibition
  • Neck