On the ward, she learnt to imitate the tics and mannerisms of the older girls.

在病房里，她学会了模仿比她大女孩抽搐和各种动作。

How tense she is, her awkward tics, the way she grinds her teeth to dust.

她有多紧张，没事就抽搐，还疯狂磨牙。

How long have you had that tic?

那样抽筋有多久了？

Verbal tics are another tripwire for misergonia sufferers.

口头禅是恐工症患者另一个雷区。

One doesn't want to have facial tics, one doesn't want things to be routinized, and I think about that.

人们不希望有面部抽搐，不希望事情被常规化，我想过这个问题。

ADHD medication can also help some individuals focus on, and therefore control, their tics.

用来治疗注意缺陷/多动障碍药物也可以帮助抽动患者集中注意力，从而控制抽动。

Obviously, I have a lot of tics. I find that very frustrating to say at least.

显然，我经常抽搐。我发觉这非常令人沮丧，往轻了说。

Since tics tend to lessen when the person is calm, reducing anxiety or depression can also help.

由于当人冷静时，抽动会变少，所以缓解焦虑情绪也会有帮助。

I-I have some kind of nervous tic.

我有点儿神经性痉挛。

I'm holding a box of tic tacs right now.

现在拿是一盒糖。

The important thing here is that both motor and verbal tics are present.

只要能确认动作性、发声性抽动均存在即可。

In fact, around 16% of participants diagnosed via TICS were incorrectly categorized as having Alzheimer's.

事实上，通过 TICS 诊断参与者中，约有16%被错误地归类为老年痴呆症。

The algorithm rivalled TICS in giving no false negatives, meaning it didn't miss any cases that were there.

该算法在没有假阴性方面与 TICS 不相上下，这意味着它没有漏掉任何情况。

There is no cure for tourette's and other tic disorders, but tics can be managed through a combination of therapy and medications.

包括Tourette综合征在内所有抽动障碍无法治愈，不过在药物和人为干预下，抽动可以被控制。

These tics can be simple, for example barely noticeable eye blinks, as well as complex, like compulsively producing really distracting gestures.

抽动可以是简单抽动，如仅仅是异常眨眼；也可以是复杂抽动，如强迫性地做出引人注目奇怪动作。

He was overweight, afflicted with tics and health problems, and so tightly wound that he wandered the halls with clenched fists.

他超重，饱受痉挛和健康问题折磨，神经高度紧张以至于闲逛时候都会紧攥着拳头。

The frequency of individual tics might change over time, but they need to persist for at least one year.

考虑到不同抽动出现频率可能会变化，持续一年以上抽动即视为存在。

That's approximately what my tics feels like.

这大概就是我抽搐感觉。

I thought that they had tics, evidence of striatal miswiring.

我认为他们有抽搐， 纹状体接线错误证据。

Like Tourette's the tics have to persist for at least 1 year and must have started before the age of 18.

不过和诊断Tourette综合征一样，该抽动须持续一年以上且在18岁前出现，才能被视为存在。