• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.71-84
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• 2007

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report a case of transient tic disorder, chronic motor tic disorder, and Tourette's disorder of the children who treated by herbal medicine. Methods We treated the tic-disorder children with herbal medicine (Samchulgeonbitang, Oyaksun- gisankamibang, Cheonggan-soyosan), and we evaluated tic disorder cases by Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Results We treated a tic-disorder patients with herbal medicine and we had some good effects on a patients who had transient tic disorder, chronic motor tic disorder, and Tourette's disorder. The patients' symptomswere improved and the YGTSS also decreased. Conclusions Herbal medicine works well especially for tic-disorder, and active medical treatments are the most important thing for Transient tic disorder.

• Speech Sciences
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.183-201
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• 2008

This study attempted to reveal the physiologic etiology or related factors associated with speech processing by comparing the compensation ability in speech motor control in children with and without articulation disorders. Subjects were 35 children with articulation disorder and 35 children without articulation disorder whose age ranged from 5 to 6 years. They were asked to rapidly repeat /$p^ha$/, /$t^ha$/, /$k^ha$/, /$p^hat^hak^ha$/ diadochokinetic movement while mandible was free and mandible was stabilized with bite block. The results showed that children with articulation disorder revealed significantly greater difference in elapsed time for diadochokinetic movement between mandible free and stabilized state compared to the without articulation disorder group. But the correlation between the percentage of consonants correct and the compensation ability in speech motor control in the articulation disorder group was irrelevant. These results point out to the fact that children with articulation disorder have poor compensation ability in speech motor control compared to the children without articulation disorder. On the other hand, the poor ability does not have any relation with the severity of articulation disorder. These results suggest either general or individual characteristics of children with articulation disorder.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.133-141
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• 1993

Present study investigated the differences in psychological tests responses between chronic motor tic disorder and tourette's disorder to clarify whether chronic motor tic and tourette's disorder constitute a single disorder on a continuum or not. Based on the diagnosis by child psychiatrists 29 chronic motor tic disorder and 10 tourette's disorder children between the age of 6 to 13 were selected, and the psychological tests responses of two diagnostic groups were compared. The results showed that tourette's disorder is more related to neulological problems than chronic motor tic disorder. Also it was found that children with tourette's disorder have more difficulties in social-emotional adjustment than children with chronic motor tic disorder. These results suggested that interactions among neurological factor, emotional factor and temperamental characristics might be more involved in tourette's disorder than in chronic motor tic disorder. The limitations of present study and the need for futher research on the comorbidity of tourette's disorder and ADHD were discussed.

• Journal of TMJ Balancing Medicine
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 2014

Therapeutic effect of Yinyang Balancing Appliance of functional cerebrospinal therapy (FCST) for meridian and neurologic yinyang balance was observed in chronic motor tic disorder. One chronic motor tic Disorder case was managed with the Yinyang Balancing appliance on tempromandibular joint (TMJ), combined with acupuncture. Clinical outcome measurement was based on subjective measures and clinical observations. The patient showed positive changes after the treatment and this effect maintained over the follow-up period. Although it is not clear the effect is sustaining or temporary in its nature, a positive effect was observed and further clinical and biological research on FCST is expected.

• Journal of TMJ Balancing Medicine
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.25-36
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• 2021

It was observed that the effectiveness of Yin-yang balancing therapy of the tempromandibular joint (YBT) or functional cerebrospinal therapy (FCS) in three cases: an acute and a chronic motor tic disorder and a Tourrette's disorder (TD). These three cases were mainly managed with cervical balancing appliance for the Yin-yang Balancing on tempromandibular joint (TMJ) and pelvic balance therapy. They were treated concurrently with acupuncture, cupping and herb-medicine. Clinical outcome measurement was based on subjective measures with visual analogue scale (VAS), Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTTS) and clinical observations for 235, 279 and 273 days respectively. The patient showed positive changes after the treatment and this effect maintained over the follow-up period. Although it is not clear whether the effect is sustained afterwards or not, a positive effect on the motor tic disorders and TD was observed. And so, furthermore strict clinical and structural researches for verification on YBT is expected.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.219-229
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• 2008

Tics are sudden, painless, nonrhythmic behaviors that are either motor or vocal. As to DSM- VI diagnostic criteria, chronic tic disorder is either single or multiple motor or phonic tics, but not both, which are present for more than a year. In this case, a male patient was diagnosed tics disorder at 8 years old. He has suffered for 15 years and his symptom was simple motor tics of neck, both arms and both legs, not vocal tics. So we diagnosed him as the chronic tic disorder. The severity score headache was assessed using the Visual Analog Scales. The severity score tics was assessed at baseline using the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) and we compared score of before with after treatment. We treated him with oriental medication( herbal medicine, acupuncture, cry cupping) and progressive muscle relaxation. After this treatment, chronic insomnia and extreme headache were disappeard and the symptoms of tics were mildly decreased.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.119-146
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• 2009

Objectives : In this study, patients with tic disorders who visited an Oriental medicine clinic were examined for their demographic characteristics, characteristics of symptoms, relation to Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) and peculiarity according to various variables such as motor and vocal tics. Methods : After surveying 292 patients who visited an Oriental medicine clinic with tic symptoms as main complaints for 17 months, SAS 9.1, a statistical program was used for statistical analysis. Results : 1. The BMI of male tic patients was significantly higher than female ones and it was similar to or higher than the normal group. 2. Patients who are eldest children were 1.7 times higher than those who are not eldest ones. 3. The most usual case of motor tics was the eye blink and the most one of vocal tics was a dry cough. 4. There was no significant difference between male and female patients for all symptoms of motor and vocal tics, but male patients had significantly more obsessions related to tics than female ones. 5. There was no significant difference in the age of initial occurrence of Transient tic disorder(TTD), Chronic tic disoder(CTD) and Tourette's disorder(TD). 6. For the general disorder of a tic and Conners' ADHD rating scale, there was no significance in TTD, CTD and TD. 7. 66% out of the total subjects of 197 cases were found to score more than 65 points in more than 1 items among 8 items such as the time, hearing, wrong alarm, mean response time and standard deviation in the response time, etc. of the ADHD diagnosis system(ADS). 8. The eye blink among motor tics was shown mainly by patients under 10 years old and the frown, movement of the head, shrug and movement of the arms were shown mainly by 11-19 years old patients. Conclusions : For the number, frequency, seriousness and inconvenience in life of tics, TD showed a significantly higher result than TTD and CTD.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.111-119
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• 2001

Tic disorder which is purposeless, repeated, unexpected, involuntary behavior and voice can be divided into motor, vocal tic. Tic disorder belongs to pediatic psychosomatic disease. In four clinical cases, patients between the age of 6 to 15 consisted of three males and one females. They all are the eldest or only son and have the parental behavioral, home background and studing problem. The patients appealed to eye blinking in tic early stage and belong to chronic motor or vocal tic disorder or transient tic disorder without tourette's disorder. When estimated by an appraisal standard of Yale Global Tic Severity Scale(YGTSS). Four patients administered Bosimgeunatang known to invigorating the heart, relieving mental stress improved.

• Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.225-232
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• 2002

Conversion disorder has difficulties of clinic discriminationis. If it is possible at the early stage, rehabilitation time and cost will be reduced. This case is that of motor and sensory disorder. The clinic progress has well showed the characters of conversion disorder. This study will be helpful for the understanding of the conversion disorder.

• The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.118-124
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• 2014

Objectives The purpose of this study is to report 20 cases of tic disorder children who were treated by Kuibiondam-tang Gami. Methods We treated the tic disorder children with herbal medicine, Kuibiondam-tang Gami. Then we evaluated tic disorder by Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) and observed the progress of tic disorder. Results 20 children (male 17, female 3 / transient tic disorder 6, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder 13, Tourette's disorder 1) were studied, the average age of children was $8.45{\pm}2.08$ years, the average duration of illness was $16.55{\pm}13.63$ month and the mean of treatment was $13.20{\pm}9.29$ week. After the treatment, mean of YGTSS was reduced $36.35{\pm}9.84$ to $9.35{\pm}1.03$ and total effective rate was 95%. Conclusions Kuibiondam-tang Gami is effective for reducing tic symptom and improving general conditions in children.