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Espasmo mímico; tic facial
Los tics pasajeros de la niñez no se tratan. El hecho de llamar la atención del niño sobre un tic puede empeorarlo o hacer que continúe. Un medio ambiente sin estrés puede hacer que los tics ocurran con menos frecuencia y ayudarlos a desaparecer más rápidamente. Los programas de reducción del estrés también pueden servir.
Si los tics afectan gravemente la vida de una persona, medicamentos como clonidina o risperdal (Risperidone) pueden ayudar a controlarlos.
Los tics simples de la niñez deben desaparecer espontáneamente en un período de meses, mientras que los tics crónicos pueden perdurar durante un período de tiempo mayor.
En la mayoría de los casos no hay complicaciones.
Solicite una cita con el médico si los tics:
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Jankovic J, Lang AE. Movement disorders: Diagnosis and assessment. In: Bradley WG, Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, eds. Neurology in Clinical Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2008:chap 23.
Johnston MV. Movement disorders. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 597.
Franklin SA, Walther MR, Woods DW. Behavioral interventions for tic disorders. Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2010;33:641-655.
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