How Do Ticks Cause Seizures in Young Adults?

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Young people diagnosed with functional neurological disorder, or f an d. They have what are known as functional ticks. In functional ticks, we find it's not so common in boys. We think it seems to be more common in girls. There's a later age of onset. So these are young adl sent are often girls. This is shornich anderson, a neuro diversity consultant in functional neurological disorder.

Clinicians around the world have noticed an increase in young adults, often women, developing ‘tic-like behaviours’ – sudden movements or vocalisations similar to what’s seen in Tourette Syndrome. Except these tics come on much later in life, and escalate more rapidly. Some have blamed the recent rise on social media – but the reality is much more complicated. Madeleine Finlay talks to Guardian reporter Sirin Kale and research psychologist Dr Seonaid Anderson about the young people experiencing this debilitating disorder, and what can be done about it.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod