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Childhood to a severe debilitating condition now cured. >> he suffered from a severe case of tourette's syndrome but today he's thriving. abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser has the story. >> i try not to think about it. when i do, it's like looking back at a nightmare. >> reporter: robby's nightmare began at age 7 with a diagnosis of tour ret's syndrome. miss firings of the brain with involuntary movements and vocal lieizations like these called ticks. >> yes, yes, yes! >> reporter: by the time he was 8, they were brutally overwhelming, taking over his life. sometimes the...
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