More children suffer from electronic screen syndrome

Parents wait to get their children checked at the Department of Infection – Neurology of the HCMC Children’s Hospital No.1 in HCMC, November 18, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/My Y

Excessive screen time has been blamed for an increase in cases of tic disorder seen at a HCMC children's hospital.

Last week, Van’s eight-year-old son began acting strangely. She observed him constantly jerking his eyes, nodding and sometimes mumbling to himself. She initially thought that they were the fleeting actions of a child, but the symptoms increased in frequency.

On Friday a doctor in the Department of Infection – Neurology at the HCMC Children’s Hospital No.1 diagnosed the boy with tic disorder.

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