Tal como ocorre na gagueira, em que a encenação de um personagem pode reduzir a dificuldade de falar, pessoas com síndrome de Tourette também podem experimentar um alívio temporário em seus tiques quando estão em cena no teatro.

As legendas em português são uma cortesia do Instituto Brasileiro de Fluência: http://www.gagueira.org.br

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This video shows a small number of motor (movement) tics, as found in people with Tourettes syndrome and chronic motor tic disorder.

I do have tics, but the tics in this video have been exaggerated to show up in the overly-compressed video!

This is not a comedy. If you are looking for something to laugh at, please go elsewhere.

I apologise for the apalling compression. It was fine before I uploaded it. Why does YouTube compress the compressions? Grr…

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A tic is a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic movement (motor tic) or sound (phonic tic) that involves discrete groups of muscles.There will be local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of face.
Related: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
A Stanley Medical College video.

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