08Diseases of the nervous system
Movement disorders
8A05Tic disorders
8A05.0Primary tics or tic disorders
8A05.01
category
Chronic motor tic disorder
Definition Chronic motor tic disorder is characterised by the presence of motor tics over a period of at least one year, although they may not manifest consistently. Motor tics are defined as sudden, rapid, non-rhythmic, and recurrent movements.
Also indexed as
Chronic motor tic disorder chronic motor tic persistent motor tic
Nearby in Primary tics or tic disorders
International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).
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