[Neurosis-like tics in children].

The author examined 115 children from 4-14 years who suffered from ticose hyperkinesis. The specific traits of the background (somatical diseases, organic brain diseases, mental disorders, the MBD syndrome permitted to eliminate 4 groups of patients. On the basis of the achieved results the author comes to the conclusion that in the pathogenesis of a pseudoneurotic tic an important role is being played by a premorbid insufficiency of the motor analyzer. Comprehensive treatment is being recommended, with a consideration of the background against which the hyperkinetical syndrome arises.