This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Psychiatry
Tourette syndrome is a type of ? 
Select and explain. 
A. Tic disorder, B. Mental retardation disorder, C. Seizure disorder, D. None of the above
A: Tic disorder
Answer: A: Tic disorder 
Explanation: Ans. A. Tic disorderTourette syndrome (also called Tourette's syndrome, Tourette's disorder, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, GTS or, more commonly, simply Tourette's or TS) is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic.Average onset between the ages of 3 and 9 years.Males are affected about three to four times more often than females.Common associations are ADHD and OCD.