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...(including blinking, shrugging, head jerking, Grimacing); making sounds (including grunting, throat clearing, barking); and repetitive behaviors or compulsions (including touching objects, repeating words or phrases). If you're concerned that your child may have Tourette syndrome, the best thing to do is...

...obsessive-compulsive disorder, and both an obsession (a thought) and a compulsion (and action) must be present for this diagnosis. People with OCD have...obsessive-compulsive disorder feel the need to repeatedly wash their hands. Other common compulsions include locking and unlocking doors, counting, hoarding, or repeating...

...recently? What does it look like? Parents can describe what you'll see. Tonic-clonic seizures involve the whole body: stiffening, then rhythmic convulsions, loss of consciousness. Absence seizures look like the child has briefly left the room, with a blank stare, sometimes repetitive blinking, lasting...

...whole brain. Within these classifications, seizures can take on many different forms and symptomatology, from brief instants of unresponsiveness to convulsions. However, it is important to note that seizures can look different in every individual. In some cases, they can involve sudden falls or uncontrollable...

...two essential factors: cognition and behavior. Changes in social interaction, mood, perceptive abilities, or significant episodes of stare-offs or convulsions, call for immediate medical attention. Specialists such as neurologists and neuropsychologists can undertake detailed evaluations through techniques...