It is characterized by motor tics and uncontrolled vocalizations that wax and wane in severity. Although there have been anecdotal reports of total remission of symptoms in these patients while under chiropractic care, there are no known documented controlled studies existing in the current literature.
Tics normally start at the age of six and regress as the child matures.
They may at first be voluntarily controlled, buy per sistent tics eventually become automatic. Vocalizations may include repeated sniffing , throat clearing, coughing, grunting, barking or shrieking. These symptoms are often misconstrued as a sign of behavioral abnormality. The probable cause for t his non-compliance is the inability on the part of the patient to cope with the many deleterious extrapyramidal symptoms which they experience from the drug. The risk of tardive dyskinesia becomes very real over long term administration of Haldol.