Tics are involuntary and repetitive sounds (vocal tics) or movements (motor tics) that can be rapid, sudden, recurrent, and nonrhythmic [1]. They are due to an urge or sensation that eases after performing the movement or the sound. 1. What Are the Types of Tics? 1.1. Primary Tics Transient tic disorders are motor or vocal…
Hereditary neurological disorders are also known as hereditary neuropathies and are divided into 4 groups corresponding to the type of affected neurons: These neuropathies (pathology of the nervous system) affect both sensory and motor neurons. These neuropathies affect motor neurons. These neuropathies affect sensory neurons. These neuropathies affect sensory nerve cells and the autonomic nervous…
Gene therapy is a field of biology or medicine that focuses on introducing or replacing defective genes that are involved in the etiology of some genetic diseases. To introduce or replace defective genes, this approach involves using viral or non-viral vectors to insert healthy copies of genes into the cells of affected people to re-establish their normal…
