Tourette syndrome associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: The impact of tics and psychopharmacological treatment options

Table 2 Definitions and classification of tic disorders

Classification of tic syndromes/tourette's disorder. Tourette Syndrome Classification Study Group. Tourette Syndrome Criteria: (TSCSG 1993)

A Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently

B The tics occur many times a day, nearly every day, or intermittently throughout a period of more than a year

C The anatomic location, number, frequency, complexity, type, severity of tics changes over time

D Onset before age 21

E Involuntary movements and noises cannot be explained by other medical conditions

F Motor and/or vocal tics must be witnessed by a reliable examiner directly at some point in the illness or be recorded by videotape or cinematography