Mov Disord Clin Pract November 2021 PMID 34765687

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic.

Caroline Olvera, Glenn T Stebbins, Christopher G Goetz, Katie Kompoliti

Mentions

188
Peak: 20 in Oct 2021
across 7 sources since Jul 2021

Extended reach

989,054
potential audience

Total likes

14,425

Video views

382,871

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Jul 2021 – Sep 2025

Where it's discussed

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

The digital discussions cover a range of reactions to the research, highlighting terms like 'mass sociogenic illness' and 'social contagion'. Posts mentioning phrases such as 'kids need to be off screens entirely' and 'it's astonishing what TikTok can do' reflect a mix of alarm and fascination. The tone varies from dismissive to deeply concerned, illustrating both a recognition of the issue's seriousness and skepticism towards the platform's influence.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions express a general support for the article's findings about the phenomenon of TikTok tics, though opinions vary, especially in considering its implications.

InterestHigh interest

The topic generates high curiosity, as indicated by multiple users seeking further information and sharing related content.

EngagementModerate engagement

While many participants express valid concerns, only a portion of the discussions delve deeply into the nuances of the findings and their broader implications.

ImpactHigh impact

A significant number of users believe that this research highlights a major concern regarding social media influence, suggesting it could lead to serious implications for mental health.

Abstract in brief

  • TikTok's usage surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a notable increase in videos related to tics and Tourette syndrome, as well as a rise in patients presenting with tics in neurology clinics.
  • Researchers analyzed popular TikTok content focused on tics from March 2020 to March 2021, finding that most subjects were young women, with arm movements being more prevalent than facial tics, and many experiencing severe dysfunction.
  • The study suggests that TikTok tics differ from traditional Tourette syndrome symptoms and may represent a form of mass sociogenic illness, highlighting the importance for clinicians to stay informed about social media trends in order to better understand and treat patients.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
Abhimanyu Mahajan
@AMahajanMD · X

Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association between TikTok videos and tics during the ongoing pandemic. #neurotwitter #neurology @mmerello @kailashbhatia @MDCP_Journal https://t.co/JkTWynoeMm

Jul 29, 2021 · 30 likes · 6 shares · 5,681 followers View post →
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
@MDCP_Journal · X

Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a pandemic within the pandemic? @MovementRush https://t.co/d8E4IvHp68

Sep 2, 2021 · 27 likes · 8 shares · 6,974 followers View post →
Dr. Krusty, MD
@Krusty_M_D · X

@komradberni mirá esto. Variantes de esto lo vemos todos los días. Lamentablemente parte de la gente que se autodenomina long covid es esto. Todos? No. Cuántos? no sé- Pero el fenómeno está. Y eso complica todo. https://t.co/waChkcdXtM.

Mar 8, 2023 · 7 likes · 19,387 followers View post →
Stc
@StcStasi · X

A new mind virus: TikTok Tourette's "You are what content you consume." ---- RESEARCH ARTICLE TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic Caroline Olvera MD,Glenn T. Stebbins PhD,Christopher G. Goetz MD,Katie Kompoliti MD, First published: 28 July 2021 https://t.co/RxRs7Ynj6R

Oct 20, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 521 followers View post →
nasjaq
@nasjaq__ · X

@arcalinea absolutely happening - people who watched creators who had tics were more likely to develop tics themselves, without having any prior symptoms (!!) https://t.co/pwE9fWC4Sv https://t.co/3V9Rj6uYAz

Jun 1, 2022 · 4 likes · 10,285 followers View post →
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
@MDCP_Journal · X

Silver medal for best research article: Caroline Olvera for the paper entitled "TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic" https://t.co/4aZIzb2Cu0

Sep 21, 2022 · 4 likes · 6,974 followers View post →

All mentions

Dr. H
@1900HO · X

Ein Link von @Guttidieb https://t.co/0qsgpprpN9

Apr 21, 2025 · 2 likes · 12,095 followers View post →
Bonbondieb
@Guttidieb · X

@1900HO Ja, das weiß man https://t.co/6NORw7ehWK

Apr 20, 2025 · 1 like · 1,176 followers View post →
asa / Jar-BeatRecord
@asa_JarBeatRec · X

Tik Tok Tics を止めるためにトランプが禁止したとかだったら凄い、、、全然分からないけどw TikTokチック:パンデミック内のパンデミック - オルベラ - 2021 - 運動障害の臨床実践 - Wileyオンラインライブラリhttps://t.co/KxFck4RLGA

Mar 27, 2025 · 1,314 followers View post →
b14ckyy
@b14ckyy · X

@starkifyTv @teslaxander Weil es genug Woke Influencer gibt die definitiv Selbstdiagnostiziert sind und sich das in Ihrer Opfermentalität ausdenken. Gibt genug berichte darüber. https://t.co/61pXQf0XPS Bei Musk ist es aber sehr offensichtlich. Außer er ist ein extrem guter Schauspieler.

Mar 22, 2025 · 492 followers View post →
Bruce Marshall
@Bruce2Marshall · X

@Carrie298924321 Sorry to hear about the TikTok Tics! https://t.co/Di6FHxLhAm

Mar 7, 2024 · 2,124 followers View post →
Bruce Marshall
@Bruce2Marshall · X

@barniefh1999 @Carrie298924321 GET OFF OF TIKTOK! "U.S. National Institute of Health - Tiktok Tics!" https://t.co/Di6FHxLhAm

Mar 7, 2024 · 2,124 followers View post →
Abhijit Das
@Brain_Tinkerer · X

@dysclinic @ProfRobHoward One more - https://t.co/ISRYgXzMuO. Also the TikTok Tics - https://t.co/WV6nNcuFnG

Feb 13, 2024 · 1,080 followers View post →
Onìjítsu
@Onijitsu · X

@TommiLin @mytntlife @StacyDmomof5 @aggierican Well I mean... To make them. Since the CCP is heavily involved with using TikTok to study us (and perhaps affect us) I admit I avoid it. There's even something weird happening to TikTok users. (Esp females) https://t.co/a5hewQfjDk

Feb 10, 2024 · 2 likes · 821 followers View post →
Paul Whiteley
@PaulWhiteleyPhD · X

@SamFellowesHPS Not sure it's trendy, but quite a bit of evidence to say that social contagion (via media such as TikTok) may play a role for some conditions and for some people e.g. https://t.co/pc4MZTcTXW

Oct 12, 2023 · 2 likes · 4,938 followers View post →
Tim
@stiIItheking · X

@masonmullinsart @IAMSADISTIK Yes, it happens exactly like that https://t.co/vyKTRmLqYu

Aug 24, 2023 · 1 like · 132 followers View post →
heather
@howisthismylif · X

@OIC1875 @BarryRolbin Or it’s something else? If tiktok can cause tics, what else might it have they done?

May 28, 2023 · 1 like · 14,042 followers View post →
TheDoomerTapes
@DoomerTapes · X

@HalkLovesTrains @rlis889034294 @frankeaye @Moderubu @ShitpostGate You are so lazy (the hammer and sickle makes sense) https://t.co/yMqJqW0csF https://t.co/Yobbg3VM2h

May 7, 2023 · 1 like · 14,697 followers View post →
Dr. Krusty, MD
@Krusty_M_D · X

@komradberni mirá esto. Variantes de esto lo vemos todos los días. Lamentablemente parte de la gente que se autodenomina long covid es esto. Todos? No. Cuántos? no sé- Pero el fenómeno está. Y eso complica todo. https://t.co/waChkcdXtM.

Mar 8, 2023 · 7 likes · 19,387 followers View post →
Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych
@sanilrege · X

@dysclinic @BluesteinLinda Check this out! https://t.co/781KRcN0qw

Feb 7, 2023 · 10,090 followers View post →
Eh Eh
@EhEh04744694 · X

@JaidenAnimation @octolinghacker https://t.co/864lrdFD9z https://t.co/bvuUWKojcf Here’s two good videos by professionally diagnosed autistic people going over it, many many autistic people have speaking out about it but our voices are not being heard, we’re silenced and mocked.

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 like · 10 followers View post →
Sean Austin
@stlgotmynikeson · X

As I read more reports and research on social media as a whole, I worry TikTok really does cross into a terrifying new domain. https://t.co/TQ9Hel3fx8

Jan 22, 2023 · 2,326 followers View post →
Andrea Farias
@andrea_is_a · X

@singareddynm Excited to see what you find on this. You might this article about TikTok tics useful. I found it in @G_S_Bhogal ‘s latest newsletter https://t.co/V5S7vRpyWg

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 like · 235 followers View post →
We Learned Today
@welearnedtoday · X

RT @ShrikalaKashyap: TIL about TikTok tics, a mass sociogenic illness where otherwise healthy young girls who watched clips of Tourette’s s…

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 share · 143 followers View post →
Shrikala
@ShrikalaKashyap · X

TIL about TikTok tics, a mass sociogenic illness where otherwise healthy young girls who watched clips of Tourette’s sufferers developed Tourette’s-like tics https://t.co/1Hw5qzJ0So

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 share · 1,205 followers View post →
Luca Foschini
@calimagna · X

I had missed this textbook example of social contagion from 2021. TikTok users develop tics after seeing them on TikTok clips: “Of the cohort, 53.6% explicitly stated that they had developed “new tics” and had videos showing these new movements.”

Jan 19, 2023 · 1 like · 1,826 followers View post →
Just Curious
@shelley_curious · X

@adamscrabble @Sociopathlete https://t.co/KDG1nHGAXN these articles don't include the actual videos, for I suppose good reasons, but its a thing.

Jan 15, 2023 · 1 like · 4,875 followers View post →
chests
@chests · X

@JustinWhang https://t.co/OP7H8h6B3B

Jan 7, 2023 · 238 followers View post →
UToledo Health
@UToledo_Health · X

Could TikTok be contributing to an increase of tics in women, commonly seen in those with Tourette's? Learn more at https://t.co/69xsfi6Alz Have questions? Save this study for your next appointment with your doctor. https://t.co/SdsSJuSlu1

Oct 20, 2022 · 3,220 followers View post →
kamalahivesupporter
@kamalahivefan · X

@eugyppius1 They are spreading socially, like vocal fry did two decades ago. It's called: "TikTok Tic" https://t.co/EMc2CNF1uv

Oct 13, 2022 · 3 likes · 557 followers View post →
wakoami
@wako20000 · X

@_pem_pem On top of this increases in mental health disorders among teenagers is probably all linked back to the consumption of said popular media, not only with Tourette’s but BPD and depression as well. Here’s a good research paper regarding this topic. https://t.co/CZyjHupfUq

Oct 5, 2022 · 1 like · 486 followers View post →
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
@MDCP_Journal · X

Silver medal for best research article: Caroline Olvera for the paper entitled "TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic" https://t.co/4aZIzb2Cu0

Sep 21, 2022 · 4 likes · 6,974 followers View post →
Lagrange Counterpoint
@catdevmdstat · X

@chaosprime "social contagion" https://t.co/toYo1BvtwU

Sep 18, 2022 · 2 likes · 125 followers View post →
PM DEW
@K_Sadrieh · X

@DrJaimeFriedman Don’t watch the Tourette’s videos! Don’t want to have to see you for psychogenic tics! https://t.co/oEGYZ690Cn

Aug 12, 2022 · 1 like · 264 followers View post →
э
@tenin0 · X

@PrimalHex @wil_da_beast630 @DerekPederson3 Wow, had to look that up. Amazing. Some of the Oprah shows were instrumental in spreading the multiple personality craze in the 90's. Today it's TikTok with headmates, systems, or others who think they have Tourettes. https://t.co/bFHHgOBlEa

Jul 28, 2022 · 3 likes · 373 followers View post →
Miranda „agquarx” McKennitt—
@mirandamckenni1 · X

At some point in time I personally liked this artisan video on YouTube titled: Faking Autism (& Other Disorders) URI:https://t.co/uTi7zcWa6r or https://t.co/p0RVrCo6at

Jul 15, 2022 · 10,091 followers View post →
Miranda „agquarx” McKennitt—
@mirandamckenni1 · X

RT @mirandamckenni1: Faking Autism (& Other Disorders) https://t.co/BFUFIpwyTE

Jul 8, 2022 · 1 share · 10,091 followers View post →
Miranda „agquarx” McKennitt—
@mirandamckenni1 · X

Faking Autism (& Other Disorders) https://t.co/BFUFIpwyTE

Jul 8, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 10,091 followers View post →
Rep S-V
@Rep_Artran · X

https://t.co/qI0ukGcJt0

Jul 3, 2022 · 563 followers View post →
Karen M. Larsen
@KarenMLarsen3 · X

“We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group.” https://t.co/im4orr3Qq5

Jul 1, 2022 · 2 likes · 988 followers View post →
Michael Absoud
@MAbsoud · X

@BinitaKane @UsforThemUK @IndependentSage https://t.co/FzuryVh7N5 https://t.co/ecyKO0ZnM9 https://t.co/aTwSXTFXsY https://t.co/BGuWIISDwF https://t.co/glaKh5ODM4

Jun 20, 2022 · 7,405 followers View post →
nasjaq
@nasjaq__ · X

@arcalinea absolutely happening - people who watched creators who had tics were more likely to develop tics themselves, without having any prior symptoms (!!) https://t.co/pwE9fWC4Sv https://t.co/3V9Rj6uYAz

Jun 1, 2022 · 4 likes · 10,285 followers View post →
Carmen Martínez González
@carmendiri · X

"TikTok Tics". "Enfermedad" sociogénica masiva que se aprende en TikTok.

Apr 26, 2022 · 1 like · 1,410 followers View post →
Wiley Economics
@WileyEconomics · X

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically. This study in @MDJ_Journal compared the phenomenology of “TikTok tics” to typical tic disorders ➡️ https://t.co/uFGpE90pSE https://t.co/ZRUXcawFJT

Apr 15, 2022 · 10,362 followers View post →
Wiley Economics
@WileyEconomics · X

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically. This study in @MDJ_Journal compared the phenomenology of “TikTok tics” to typical tic disorders ➡️ https://t.co/uFGpE90pSE https://t.co/nqLHk6XCrX

Apr 12, 2022 · 10,362 followers View post →
Orietta Rose
@0riettaRose · X

Keep your kids off social media. No more wiggle room left. They need to be off. Keep your little ones off screens altogether. TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/cHPgq4JxSv

Apr 8, 2022 · 13,757 followers View post →
Leono
@Leodconan · X

RT @WileyEconomics: During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased d…

Apr 7, 2022 · 1 share · 96 followers View post →
Wiley Economics
@WileyEconomics · X

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically. This study in @MDJ_Journal compared the phenomenology of “TikTok tics” to typical tic disorders ➡️ https://t.co/uFGpE9i0Kc https://t.co/Q3Zlqnv6Qk

Apr 7, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 10,362 followers View post →
Ryan Hoover ⚪
@RyanAHoover · X

@michaelmiraflor @MosheIsaacian Here’s a start: https://t.co/dfDWkpP7Z9

Apr 5, 2022 · 1 like · 1,411 followers View post →
⭐⭐hector ⭐dionisio ⭐⭐ He/Him
@hekkifamilymed · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Feb 19, 2022 · 8 shares · 209 followers View post →
Caleb
@CCalebander · X

@joewheat27 This resesrch article shows how watching/glorifying people with tourettes is causing tics in people without tourettes. A,"mass sociogenic illness." The implications of this relating to other disorders (depression, gender dysphoria, etc) are terrifying https://t.co/i5HrhNAiqk

Dec 30, 2021 · 1 like · 18 followers View post →
♀️Ana -XX
@ana_iamhuman · X

@Amanda_DGIR @ContraBorrado @GuerraMasLarga alguna podeis pasarle esto q no me sigue y no me lee. El contagio social es real y lo demuestran estudios q se han hecho sobre otro contagio https://t.co/3MMUZtOVaR

Dec 29, 2021 · 1 like · 43,343 followers View post →
Tim Clare
@TimClarePoet · X

The most high profile case over the last 18 months has been 'TikTok tics', a 'mass sociogenic illness' where young people watching TikTok influencers with Tourettes developed increased movement & vocal tics, including jerks & swearing: https://t.co/k5237x9hbB

Dec 16, 2021 · 1 like · 8,253 followers View post →
♀️Ana -XX
@ana_iamhuman · X

La fenomenológica del contagio social , era ya un elemento q se llevaba barajando décadas q juega un papel social importante en muchos hitos históricos. Pero la red ha acelarado la investigación ante 1 hecho q ya se cobra victimas. https://t.co/3MMUZtOVaR

Dec 7, 2021 · 43,343 followers View post →
Young, Gifted, and Black
@WhatTheNELLE_12 · X

@CuntryCuzn https://t.co/5cjb17yRfc

Dec 6, 2021 · 1 like · 2,043 followers View post →
Marco Macucci
@macNeuro · X

RT @neurochecklists: TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/PLRtshq68S

Nov 29, 2021 · 3 shares · 849 followers View post →
Ibrahim Imam
@ibrahimimam2000 · X

RT @neurochecklists: TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/PLRtshq68S

Nov 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 3,168 followers View post →
estmannmd
@estmannmd · X

RT @neurochecklists: TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/PLRtshq68S

Nov 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,818 followers View post →
Neurochecklists
@neurochecklists · X

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/PLRtshq68S

Nov 28, 2021 · 2 likes · 3 shares · 12,102 followers View post →
Wiley Neuro
@WileyNeuro · X

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok grew massively. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically. This study in @MDJ_Journal compared the phenomenology of “TikTok tics” to typical tic disorders. ➡️ https://t.co/em1rarPcAi https://t.co/7gaS3tAkRc

Nov 26, 2021 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 141,028 followers View post →
Wiley Economics
@WileyEconomics · X

During the #COVID19 pandemic, the use of #TikTok greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically. This study in @MDJ_Journal compared the phenomenology of “TikTok tics” to typical tic disorders ➡️ https://t.co/uFGpE90pSE https://t.co/UgQe2Pn8i5

Nov 17, 2021 · 10,362 followers View post →
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
@MDCP_Journal · X

RT @movedisorder: The November 2021 Issue of @MDCP_Journal is now available online, featuring "TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic" h…

Nov 16, 2021 · 3 shares · 6,974 followers View post →
Sanjay Pandey
@SanjayP30043502 · X

RT @movedisorder: The November 2021 Issue of @MDCP_Journal is now available online, featuring "TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic" h…

Nov 14, 2021 · 3 shares · 1,530 followers View post →
MrsKrabapple
@MrsKrabapple · X

@HairyAngus @mrstomlinstan @MrMalky @ripx4nutmeg This is interesting. Really shows the effect of social media on teenagers. https://t.co/5zg3aYyGuA

Nov 13, 2021 · 3 likes · 3,589 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@peterboghossian @AOC @RepAOC Woke is "an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading through a group.” Write neuroscientists https://t.co/1cRABiCk75 re tics in genZ. Also an accurate diagnosis of the neoreligious cult ideologies of Woke.

Nov 8, 2021 · 702 followers View post →
Martin
@saraza · X

Tic TOC https://t.co/TXmX2js5lM

Nov 8, 2021 · 232 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@SwipeWright “We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading through a group.” https://t.co/1cRABiCk75

Nov 6, 2021 · 702 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@jmothecat @TheNewEuropean Gender ideology, like genZ tics, is a "mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading through a group.” https://t.co/1cRABiCk75 accurate diagnosis of a profoundly illiberal, neo-religious ideology that has no place in a democratic society,

Nov 4, 2021 · 1 like · 702 followers View post →
Blindguy Resists!
@SmithBlindlib5 · X

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - Olvera - - Movement Disorders Clinical Practice - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/wQBWkfRN6v

Oct 25, 2021 · 7,468 followers View post →
Cat Dad, Conflux of Fate
@TheoreticalLef1 · X

@FoldableHuman Did you see the study showing that TikTok is spreading Tourettes symptoms? Platform is wild https://t.co/06ap7ARaoL

Oct 25, 2021 · 4 likes · 82 followers View post →
Cat Dad, Conflux of Fate
@TheoreticalLef1 · X

Well this is Something https://t.co/06ap7ARaoL

Oct 23, 2021 · 82 followers View post →
Steve, PhD
@StevOmics · X

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously throu... https://t.co/D24y1SlJwf #tech

Oct 22, 2021 · 270 followers View post →
Moebes Law
@CallColonelMoe · X

https://t.co/7n6DmEv6yZ

Oct 22, 2021 · 1 like · 1,108 followers View post →
Jeremy Chen
@germy224 · X

Tictoc tics: a pandemic within a pandemic. H/T @axisideas https://t.co/SResLirFZN Always find this youth-culture oriented newsletter fascinating. Often learn things from it.

Oct 22, 2021 · 1,830 followers View post →
handelshieh
@miyu1989 · X

#Tiktok #妥瑞症 #Tourette syndrome https://t.co/VjCp6Dw6c5 一句老話 「不知被動了什麼手腳之事物,可嘗試,但要做好準備」 藉 特殊音頻,影響神經 特殊微波,影響腦部 (#HavanaSyndrome ) 聽來像科幻片 現實卻比小說更科幻 例如:蒼蠅大小監視器,於90年代SF電影出現 但已證實70年代早己使用

Oct 22, 2021 · 334 followers View post →
Interesting Science
@Scienc3News · X

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group. #science #news #Psychology https://t.co/ICxMlAbNGN

Oct 22, 2021 · 37 followers View post →
Dr. Mick
@mickael_sp · X

Bah tiens ☠️ Je cite la publication scientifique originale (https://t.co/utlM8uPzir) : "TikTok tics are distinct from what is typically seen in patients with Tourette syndrome." Encore un bel exemple de ce qui n'a de journalisme que le nom, surtout quand il faut faire cliquer. https://t.co/4TVXPov2F2

Oct 22, 2021 · 1 like · 6,934 followers View post →
Tyrone Williams
@ImmuneHack · X

TikTok tics is similar to Tourette syndrome that's believed to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviours, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group. How do we know the trans movement isn't social contagion? https://t.co/8hAKBK0kgF

Oct 21, 2021 · 1 like · 9,147 followers View post →
Vlad Markov
@vmarkov · X

Похоже нужно будет запретить детям TikTok. Доктора исследовали достаточное количество видео, дети через дурацкие задачи (challange),через поведенческие изменения приобретают инвалидности, например нервный тик,в большинстве случаев искусственно вызванный. https://t.co/syFcMlwMFC https://t.co/7K2dUWMqgj

Oct 21, 2021 · 2 likes · 4,558 followers View post →
Pooja
@pm_girl · X

#TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - "We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group." https://t.co/HRuknbLku8 #science

Oct 21, 2021 · 2,069 followers View post →
localhostscience
@localhostsci · X

TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - "We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group."

Oct 20, 2021 · 35 followers View post →
Stc
@StcStasi · X

A new mind virus: TikTok Tourette's "You are what content you consume." ---- RESEARCH ARTICLE TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic Caroline Olvera MD,Glenn T. Stebbins PhD,Christopher G. Goetz MD,Katie Kompoliti MD, First published: 28 July 2021 https://t.co/RxRs7Ynj6R

Oct 20, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 521 followers View post →
OMS
@oldmansociety · X

"TikTok tics are distinct from what is typically seen in patients with Tourette syndrome...We believe this to be an example of mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading spontaneously through a group" https://t.co/R2a1OMDHsK

Oct 20, 2021 · 569 followers View post →
Ravi S. Kudesia
@rskudesia · X

The more we get plugged into social networks, the more new and surprising behaviors we'll see spread by network contagion effects. In this case, teen girls are getting tics from watching TikTok in what is described as a "mass sociogenic illness"!

Oct 20, 2021 · 4 likes · 2,873 followers View post →
Vittorio Gallese
@GalleseVittorio · X

https://t.co/PaX95fKwYQ

Oct 20, 2021 · 3,215 followers View post →
DYLΛN
@fysiologik · X

Sociogenic illness? TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic - Olvera - - Movement Disorders Clinical Practice - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/V8xWz59nL9

Oct 20, 2021 · 1,692 followers View post →
Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program
@MovementRush · X

Our fellow Dr. Olvera’s work on this phenomena covered by @movedisorder podcast. #neurotwitter #neurology Link to article: https://t.co/KKGtJTkOVb https://t.co/WGwRdaGpRL

Sep 28, 2021 · 1 like · 685 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@janeclarejones @AOC This is "an example of mass sociogenic illness w behaviors, emotions & conditions spreading through a group," write scientists re tics in genZ. It’s also an accurate diagnosis of a profoundly illiberal, ideology that has no place in a democratic society. https://t.co/1cRABiCk75

Sep 24, 2021 · 1 like · 702 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@MForstater @SexMattersOrg You have a Webster, JButler? A woman is an "adult female human being." It's not complicated - unless your brain is infected with "a mass sociogenic illness, which involves behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading through a group.” https://t.co/1cRABiCk75

Sep 8, 2021 · 702 followers View post →
NEUROLOGY
@Neurology · X

RT @AMahajanMD: A phenomenon covered by Dr. @TMPringsheim and colleagues in ⁦@MDJ_Journal⁩ and by @MovementRush fellow Dr. Caroline Olvera…

Sep 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 3,895 followers View post →
Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program
@MovementRush · X

RT @AMahajanMD: A phenomenon covered by Dr. @TMPringsheim and colleagues in ⁦@MDJ_Journal⁩ and by @MovementRush fellow Dr. Caroline Olvera…

Sep 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 685 followers View post →
Deathling
@IsuSaga · X

@RichSandersen @jessesingal “We believe this is an example of a mass sociogenic illness involving behaviors, emotions, or conditions spreading through a group.” https://t.co/1cRABiCk75 Also accurate diagnosis of a profoundly illiberal ideology that has no place in a democratic society. Butler has it bad.

Sep 7, 2021 · 702 followers View post →
Gastón F Rodríguez
@GastonFRodrigu1 · X

TikTok Tics: Una pandemia dentro de una pandemia. Creemos que esto es un ejemplo de enfermedad sociogénica masiva, que involucra comportamientos, emociones o condiciones que se propagan espontáneamente a través de un grupo. https://t.co/GJl3xOKu7M

Sep 6, 2021 · 1,155 followers View post →
Peter Vasterman
@PeterVasterman · X

Amerikaans onderzoek: TikTok Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic https://t.co/lZjooCNd8k

Sep 6, 2021 · 1 like · 1,526 followers View post →
estmannmd
@estmannmd · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 5, 2021 · 8 shares · 1,818 followers View post →
Daniele Urso
@DanieleUrso8 · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 4, 2021 · 8 shares · 35 followers View post →
r0sh
@cbd_overdose · X

https://t.co/in1x1AWjhn

Sep 4, 2021 · 210 followers View post →
Marcelo Merello
@mmerello · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 2, 2021 · 8 shares · 1,656 followers View post →
Abhimanyu Mahajan
@AMahajanMD · X

A phenomenon covered by Dr. @TMPringsheim and colleagues in ⁦@MDJ_Journal⁩ and by @MovementRush fellow Dr. Caroline Olvera in ⁦@MDCP_Journal⁩ @movedisorder #neurotwitter Link: https://t.co/JkTWynoeMm https://t.co/dWY4tudPP3

Sep 2, 2021 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 5,681 followers View post →
Abhimanyu Mahajan
@amahajanmd.bsky.social · Bluesky

A phenomenon covered by Dr. @TMPringsheim and colleagues in ⁦@MDJ_Journal⁩ and by @MovementRush fellow Dr. Caroline Olvera in ⁦@MDCP_Journal⁩ @movedisorder #neurotwitter Link: https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.13316 ...

Sep 2, 2021 · 1 share View post →
Kailash Bhatia,
@kailashbhatia · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 2, 2021 · 8 shares · 6,997 followers View post →
Nita Chen, MD
@NitaChenNeuro · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 2, 2021 · 8 shares · 177 followers View post →
Jacy Parmera
@JacyParmera · X

RT @MDCP_Journal: Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a…

Sep 2, 2021 · 8 shares · 463 followers View post →
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
@MDCP_Journal · X

Tics and Tourette syndrome social media content increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic; are "TikTok Tics" a pandemic within the pandemic? @MovementRush https://t.co/d8E4IvHp68

Sep 2, 2021 · 27 likes · 8 shares · 6,974 followers View post →
Jon Stone
@jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · Bluesky

https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.13316

Aug 4, 2021 · 1 share View post →
Jon Stone
@jonstoneneuro · X

A study of 28 prominent TikTok users with tics found their tics were more likely to have features of functional tics than Tourette’s. Watching tics increases tics, so researchers wonder if social media could be partly behind the increase in cases. 5/ https://t.co/DBkJdVVUT7

Aug 4, 2021 · 2 likes · 11,870 followers View post →
Saša R. Filipović
@srfilipovic · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 31, 2021 · 6 shares · 77 followers View post →
12Alice Lee
@PepperPell · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 30, 2021 · 6 shares · 3,168 followers View post →
Jori Fleisher
@JoriFleisher · X

RT @MovementRush: Our senior fellow, Dr. Olvera spearheaded this investigation into “TikTok Tics”, commonly seen during the ongoing pandemi…

Jul 30, 2021 · 4 shares · 554 followers View post →
Marco Macucci
@macNeuro · X

RT @MovementRush: Our senior fellow, Dr. Olvera spearheaded this investigation into “TikTok Tics”, commonly seen during the ongoing pandemi…

Jul 30, 2021 · 4 shares · 849 followers View post →
Emily Hill
@DrEmHilly · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 30, 2021 · 6 shares · 382 followers View post →
Aaron Fobian, PhD
@DrAaronFobian · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 30, 2021 · 6 shares · 756 followers View post →
Kailash Bhatia,
@kailashbhatia · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 30, 2021 · 6 shares · 6,997 followers View post →
Dan Freedman, DO
@dfreedman7 · X

RT @AMahajanMD: Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association bet…

Jul 29, 2021 · 6 shares · 11,464 followers View post →
Matthew J Wodziak MD
@MatthewWodziak · X

RT @MovementRush: Our senior fellow, Dr. Olvera spearheaded this investigation into “TikTok Tics”, commonly seen during the ongoing pandemi…

Jul 29, 2021 · 4 shares · 117 followers View post →
Abhimanyu Mahajan
@amahajanmd.bsky.social · Bluesky

https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.13316

Jul 29, 2021 View post →
Abhimanyu Mahajan
@AMahajanMD · X

Dr. Olvera, our senior fellow @MovementRush reviewed over 3000 videos as part of her investigation into the association between TikTok videos and tics during the ongoing pandemic. #neurotwitter #neurology @mmerello @kailashbhatia @MDCP_Journal https://t.co/JkTWynoeMm

Jul 29, 2021 · 30 likes · 6 shares · 5,681 followers View post →
MOVAN-Fleni
@movanfleni · X

RT @MovementRush: Our senior fellow, Dr. Olvera spearheaded this investigation into “TikTok Tics”, commonly seen during the ongoing pandemi…

Jul 29, 2021 · 4 shares · 767 followers View post →
Rush Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Program
@MovementRush · X

Our senior fellow, Dr. Olvera spearheaded this investigation into “TikTok Tics”, commonly seen during the ongoing pandemic. Now online in ⁦@MDCP_Journal⁩! ⁦@kailashbhatia⁩ @RushMedical⁩ #neurology #neurotwitter #fndaware #medtwitter https://t.co/ip4Apcqkzd

Jul 29, 2021 · 3 likes · 4 shares · 685 followers View post →