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Background: Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) has a neuropsychiatric aspect and a chronic repertoire of motor-phonic tics. The common onset is in infants and remission in adults. Objective: investigate psychomotor consequences in children with TS. Design and settings: literature review. Methods: eleven studies were selected from a group of 20 after searching the MEDLINE database for “psychomotor performance OR psychomotor development” and “Tourette’s Syndrome”. Only articles with full texts available and published from 2011-2021 were included. Results: the response time (RT) of children with TS was longer. Throughout Do/Don’t tasks, with/without false alarms, the RT was lower while the accuracy of movement (AM) was greater. A study on RT and AM with different levels of complexity showed greater difficulty in ST group (p

Background: Migraine is one of the most disabling conditions worldwide, and acupuncture can be used as prophylaxis. This practice is indicated to relieve tension, stress, induce analgesia, and has been gaining space due to its A level evidence. Objectives: Investigate the impact of acupuncture on the management of migraine disorders. Design and Settings: literature review. Methods: After searching the MEDLINE database for “migraine disorders OR headache”, “acupuncture” and “integrative medicine OR alternative medicine”, 271 articles were found and 6 used. Only those with full text available and published between 2011-2021 were included. Those that addressed a specific type of migraine were excluded. Results: Acupuncture was analyzed in 4 studies as prophylaxis for migraine, in which there was a general reduction in symptoms and 50% reduction in frequency of episodes (p