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Although the DSM-5 chronic motor tic disorder (CMTD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) are distinct diagnostic categories, there is no genetic or phenotypic evidence that supports this diagnostic categorization. The aim of this study was to compare patients with both diagnoses along a number of clinical characteristics to provide further diagnostic clarity. Our sample consisted of 1018 patients (including adult and child patients) suffering from chronic tic disorders. Tic severity was assessed via Shapiro Tourette-Syndrome Severity Scale (STSS). Lifetime prevalence of other comorbid conditions was assessed in a semi-structured clinical interview. The data were gained through retrospective chart analysis. The two groups did not differ significantly in any of the clinical or demographic variables. Patients only differed in tic severity, with CMTD patients (n = 40) having lower mean tic severity (STSS = 2.0 vs. 2.8; p &lt; 0.001), prevalence of complex motor tics (27.5% vs. 55.9%; p &lt; 0.01), copropraxia (0% vs. 16.2%; p &lt; 0.01) and echopraxia (10.0% vs. 23.8%; p &lt; 0.05), and a markedly lower comorbidity score (1.9 vs. 2.7; p &lt; 0.001) as compared to TS patients (n = 978). Our results suggest that both disorders exist along a symptom severity continuum of which TS constitutes a more severe and CMTD a less severe form. We therefore suggest the introduction of the term "tic spectrum disorders", instead of using different diagnostic categories.

Tic disorders revisited: introduction of the term “tic spectrum disorders”