[Electromyography in childhood patients with tic hyperkinesis and Tourette's syndrome].

Objective: To determine the electromyographic patterns of motor tics in children.

Material And Methods: 130 patients were examined, which were divided into 3 groups: the 1st group included 21 patients with motor tics; the 2nd group included 87 patients with motor-vocal tics; the 3rd group included 22 patients with Tourette's syndrome (ST). The control group consisted of 35 healthy children.