Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:1462-1463
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
The ear wigglers: tics of the ear in 10 patients
MS Keshavan
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
The author describes 10 patients with tics of the ear. The pathogenesis of
this disorder is uncertain, but psychological factors may play an important
role. This may be the first report of this disorder in the English
literature.