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Tics status: a movement disorder emergency

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Dr. Kovacs is supported by the government-based Bolyai scholarship of the Hungarian Scientific Academy; he reports no other financial disclosure. Dr. Herold reported no financial disclosure. Dr. Janszky is supported by the government-based Bolyai Scholarship of the Hungarian Scientific Academy, Hungarian Research Fund (OTKA-NKTH F68720) and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (HU00114) of the European Union. He reports no other financial disclosure. Dr. Komoly is supported by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (HU00114) of the European Union; he reported no other financial disclosure. Dr. Nagy is supported by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (HU00114) of the European Union; he reported no other financial disclosure.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Pecs, Ret utca 2, Pecs, 7623, Hungary

    Norbert Kovacs, Jozsef Janszky, Samuel Komoly & Ferenc Nagy

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary

    Robert Herold

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Kovacs, N., Herold, R., Janszky, J. et al. Tics status: a movement disorder emergency. J Neurol 258, 143–145 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5680-7

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