Childhood caffeine tic syndrome.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE To determine whether caffeine ingestion was temporally correlated with tics in 2 healthy children. METHODS Two first-degree cousins were observed over a period of approximately 3 years, and the presence and absence of tics was recorded and correlated with consumption of or abstinence from caffeinated foods or beverages. RESULTS Appearance and disappearance of tics were closely and clearly temporally correlated with ingestion and elimination of caffeine in the cousins' diets. CONCLUSIONS Our observations suggest that caffeine may precipitate tics in susceptible children.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 101 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998