Research progress of refractory tic disorders / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

Refractory tic disorders (RTD) are a recently emerging concept gradually formed in pediatric neurology/psychiatry.Currently, the concept and diagnostic criteria of RTD remain unclarified, and it is extremely difficult to treat RTD.In this article, the definition, clinical features, influence factors, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, pharmacological treatment and non-pharmacological treatment of RTD in children were reviewed.