Tourette's syndrome in children** is mainly divided into internal and external causes.
Internal causes: insufficient congenital endowment, physical weakness, liver and kidney yin deficiency, hyperactivity of liver yang, especially spleen qi deficiency is common, long-term illness and untreated, mistreatment and fever injury yin can also lead to the occurrence of tics.
External causes: It is mostly related to the injury of diet, feeling wind, cold, dampness, heat, poor qi and blood, heat and wind, the influence of illness or watching TV for a long time, nervousness and tiredness and other factors that lead to excessive five ambitions and emotional disorders.
The main symptoms of Tourette's syndrome are multiple involuntary twitching of the muscles of the head and face, limbs and trunk, and strange noises or obscene words are accompanied by some behavioral disorders, such as difficulty learning Xi, attention deficit, hyperactivity, emotional instability and other symptoms.
Children have the pathological characteristics of "spleen is often insufficient, liver is often excessive, heart is often solid and kidney is often deficient", so children with multiple tics should still be considered from this point, starting from the spleen, complicated by the liver, and disordered in the heart, kidney and lungs.
An 8-year-old child has been diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome since February this year because of frequent blinking of his eyes. In May of this year, I started shaking my hands, and then I had symptoms such as crooked neck, and my nervousness and anger would occur frequently, and the symptoms would worsen. Found me in August this year to start in yao**. It is difficult to concentrate on things during consultations, and I do not like to contact children or communicate with the outside world. was even a little resistant to communication, and during the consultation, he could be seen frequently squeezing his eyes, arching his nose, and shrugging his shoulders. The mother complains that the child is irritable, short-tempered, easily agitated, sticky and timid, very sensitive, and easily nervous.
Tongue diagnosis: the tongue coating is sticky, the tongue coating is white and white, and the tongue is pale red.
Treatment: Calm the liver and strengthen the spleen, clear the heart and calm the mind.
During the follow-up visit, it was obvious that the child's eyes were not squeezing so often, although there were occasional other small movements, but they were all mild. I didn't resist communication so much, and even took the initiative to talk about my changes.
The third follow-up, the child's tic symptoms basically disappeared, but there was still a little lack of concentration, I was equipped with some soothing and invigorating zhongyao, after eating, the child was fine, and the medicine has been stopped. Yesterday, the assistant paid a return visit, and there was no recurrence.
In recent years, the prevalence of Tourette's syndrome has gradually increased, and this disease has a great impact on children's physical and mental health, so parents should pay attention to it after discovering it. However, do not remind your child of his symptoms and behaviour frequently to avoid aggravating his condition. Tourette's syndrome in children