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A case of f ortyeight year old male who had abdominal tic cramp with brain syphilis was described. He had an irregularly repeated, purposeless stereotyped movement on his abdomen. This differs from tremor in the abscence of rhythm, and from chorea in its repeated pattern. It belongs to the group of compulsion neuroses, for the patient feels an urge to make, or allow the the occurrence of the movement. He was able to postpone the appearance of the movement by effort of will, but the urge increased, so that the movement would occur in spite of his efforts to prevent it.
Antisyphilitic therapy was effective to cure tic cramp in this case.
