Rapid onset of functional tic-like behaviors among adolescent girls-Minnesota, September-November 2021.
adolescent girls
functional neurologic disorders
mental health
tic disorder
tics and Tourette Syndrome
Journal
Frontiers in neurology
ISSN: 1664-2295
Titre abrégé: Front Neurol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101546899
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
06
10
2022
accepted:
22
12
2022
entrez:
6
2
2023
pubmed:
7
2
2023
medline:
7
2
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
On October 15, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Health began investigating a school cluster of students experiencing tic-like behaviors thought to be related to recent COVID-19. The objective of this report is to describe the investigation, key findings, and public health recommendations. Affected students and proxies were interviewed with a standardized questionnaire including validated depression and anxiety screens. Eight students had tic-like behaviors lasting >24 h after initial report with onset during September 26-October 30, 2021. All eight students were females aged 15-17 years. All students either had a history of depression or anxiety or scored as having more than minimal anxiety or depression on validated screens. Four students previously had confirmed COVID-19: the interval between prior COVID-19 and tic symptom onset varied from more than a year prior to tic symptom onset to at the time of tic symptom onset. The onset of tic-like behaviors at one school in Minnesota appeared to be related more to underlying mental health conditions than recent COVID-19. These findings highlight the need to better understand functional tic-like behaviors and adolescent mental health.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
On October 15, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Health began investigating a school cluster of students experiencing tic-like behaviors thought to be related to recent COVID-19. The objective of this report is to describe the investigation, key findings, and public health recommendations.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
Affected students and proxies were interviewed with a standardized questionnaire including validated depression and anxiety screens.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Eight students had tic-like behaviors lasting >24 h after initial report with onset during September 26-October 30, 2021. All eight students were females aged 15-17 years. All students either had a history of depression or anxiety or scored as having more than minimal anxiety or depression on validated screens. Four students previously had confirmed COVID-19: the interval between prior COVID-19 and tic symptom onset varied from more than a year prior to tic symptom onset to at the time of tic symptom onset.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The onset of tic-like behaviors at one school in Minnesota appeared to be related more to underlying mental health conditions than recent COVID-19. These findings highlight the need to better understand functional tic-like behaviors and adolescent mental health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36742058
doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1063261
pmc: PMC9892901
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1063261Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Firestone, Holzbauer, Conelea, Danila, Smith, Bitsko, Klammer, Gingerich and Lynfield.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
CC has received speaker honoraria and travel reimbursement from the Tourette Association of America for talks and trainings. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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