Just had a great discussion with an MDS task force on how best to define a tic. So, world, how would _you_ define a tic?

Excited about this treatment study extending the original work by Drs. Bàrbara Morera Màiquez & @jackson684. Median nerve stimulation improved tics during stimulation, but not via the originally proposed mechanism.

Peripheral nerve induction of inhibitory brain circuits to treat Tourette syndrome: A randomized crossover trial doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.01.232 @medrxivpreprint

We also completed an open-label follow-on study with an off-the-shelf TENS unit and ecological momentary assessments.
osf.io/n6f7q/

tic-like presentations differ strikingly from Provisional Tic Disorder.
Proud of this one. Constructive comments welcome.
@F1000Research, f1000research.com/articles/11-15… [version 1; awaiting peer review]

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