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The application and efficacy of combined neurofeedback therapy and imagery training in adolescents with Tourette syndrome.

Abstract
We aimed to examine the effectiveness of combined neurofeedback therapy and imagery training in adolescent patients with refractory Tourette syndrome. Two patients, aged respectively 14 and 16 years, had been treated with haloperidol and tiapride; however, this medication was ineffective and accompanied by intolerable side effects. In this study, the patients completed 80 sessions of neurofeedback treatment followed by imagery training. The patients were assessed with behavior rating scales both before and after the treatment as well as during follow-up examinations to evaluate the effect of the combined therapy. Patients showed significant improvement in motor tic and vocal tic symptoms, exemplified by a reduction in the frequency and intensity of tics, indicating that neurofeedback, together with imagery training, has a positive therapeutic effect on adolescent patients with medication-refractory Tourette syndrome.
AuthorsChuanjun Zhuo, Li Li
JournalJournal of child neurology (J Child Neurol) Vol. 29 Issue 7 Pg. 965-8 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 1708-8283 [Electronic] United States
PMID23481449 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright© The Author(s) 2013.
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Imagery, Psychotherapy (methods)
  • Male
  • Neurofeedback (methods)
  • Tourette Syndrome (rehabilitation)
  • Treatment Outcome

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