抽动和抽动秽语综合征在儿科并不少见。Shapiro认为患有抽动的小儿占人群的12～24%,而抽动-秽语综合征的发病率尚不清楚,但估计约为0.1～0.5‰,在美国约有2.2万至11万,且常常被家长和医生忽视,而延误诊断若干年。Itard于1825年首先描述了一个法国年轻的贵族女人,7岁起患有不自主的抽动,开始为头部和手臂抽动,以后累及面部和肩部。1885年法国医生George Gilles de la Tou-rette报告了8例相似的病例,并进一步描记了疾病的症状和阐明了疾病的本质,所以后人便 Tic and Tourette’s syndrome are not uncommon in pediatrics. Shapiro said children with tic drafts account for 12-24% of the population, and the incidence of Tourette’s syndrome is not yet known, but it is estimated to be about 0.1-0.5 ‰, with about 22,000-110,000 in the United States and often Parents and doctors ignore the delay diagnosis for several years. Itard first described a young French aristocratic woman in 1825 who developed involuntary twitching at the age of seven and began to twitch her head and arms and subsequently to the face and shoulders. In 1885, the French doctor George Gilles de la Tou-rette reported eight similar cases and further traced the symptoms of the disease and elucidated the nature of the disease, so future generations