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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2019; 7(12): 1508-1514
Published online Jun 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1508
Published online Jun 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i12.1508
Premonitory urges located in the tongue for tic disorder: Two case reports and review of literature
Ying Li, Ji-Shui Zhang, Fang Wen, Xiao-Yan Lu, Chun-Mei Yan, Fang Wang, Yong-Hua Cui, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
Author contributions: Cui YH supervised the inpatient treatment and hospitalization; Li Y wrote the case presentation; Zhang JS, Lu XY, Yan CM and Wen F took in charge the patient and contribute to describe the case presentation; Wang F and Cui YH reviewed the literature.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was provided by the two patients prior to study inclusion. All details of these two cases that might disclose the identity of the subject were omitted or anonymized.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Yong-Hua Cui, MD, Associate Professor, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Nanlishi Road 56, Beijing 100045, China. cuiyonghuapsy@126.com
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Received: February 2, 2019
Peer-review started: February 11, 2019
First decision: March 9, 2019
Revised: March 28, 2019
Accepted: April 9, 2019
Article in press: April 9, 2019
Published online: June 26, 2019
Peer-review started: February 11, 2019
First decision: March 9, 2019
Revised: March 28, 2019
Accepted: April 9, 2019
Article in press: April 9, 2019
Published online: June 26, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: These two cases were worth reporting because it was rare that premonitory urges (PUs) was the initial symptom and located in the tongue. The results indicated that PUs seem to play an important role in the generation of tics.