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. 2021 Aug 31;36(12):2707–2713. doi: 10.1002/mds.28778

TABLE 2.

Estimated proportion of referrals for FTLBs and average annual new patient referrals for tics/movement disorders, pre‐ and post‐COVID‐19 pandemic

Center Pre‐pandemic: estimated percentage of referrals for FTLBs as the primary problem January–June 2021: estimated percentage of referrals with FTLBs as the primary problem Pre‐pandemic: average number of referrals received per year for tics/movement disorders 2020–2021: average number of referrals received per year for tics/movement disorders
Calgary Alberta Children's Hospital Tourette Clinic 1–2 30 186 290
Sydney Children's Hospital at Westmead Tic Clinic 2–5 35 82 116
Tic and Neurodevelopmental Movements (TANDeM) Evelina London Children's Hospital Guy's and St. Thomas' (GSTT) MD 2 30 300 600
Cincinnati Children's Movement Disorders Clinic 1 20 600 600
UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program 2 20 92 71

Abbreviations: FTLBs, functional tic‐like behaviors; OCD, obsessive‐compulsive disorder.