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. 2015 Mar;36(3):104–116. doi: 10.1542/pir.36.3.104

Table 3.

Tic Subtypes

Motor Tics Complex Motor Tics Vocal Tics Complex Vocal Tics
Forced blinking Jumping Sniffing Shrieking
Eyebrow raising Teeth baring Throat-clearing Coprolalia
Facial grimacing Lip chewing Coughing Blocking tics
Exaggerated eye opening Punching oneself Whistling Repeating oneself or others
Neck jerking Foot shaking, stomping or tapping Humming Abrupt changes in volume or prosody
Broadening nostrils Tensing the abdomen Spitting
Shoulder jerking Tapping or touching of self or objects
Shoulder shrugging