AAN 2022 | Clinical and demographic characteristics of rapid onset functional tic-like behaviours

Davide Martino, MD, PhD, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, discusses the differences between the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with rapid onset functional tic-like behaviours and patients with developmental tic-like disorders, such as Tourette’s syndrome. Rapid onset tic-like behaviours often present later in life than developmental tic-like disorders, usually in teenagers or young adults. Additionally, the gender ratio is inverted. There is a significantly higher proportion of female patients than male patients with rapid onset tic-like disorders, while there is a significantly higher proportion of male patients than female patients with developmental tic-like disorders.