Abstract | SUMMARY:
Tourette syndrome is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple motor and vocal tics of at least one year in duration. This case report describes the history of a 16-year-old boy with a 6-year history of Tourette syndrome who was seriously disabled by his symptoms. Treatment with aripiprazole 10mg/d completely resolved his symptoms in about a month allowing him to return to the life that he had been missing because of his illness. In such cases the potential long-term negative effects of using antipsychotic medications need to weighed against the disruptive effects persistent Tourette symptoms can have on patient's lives.
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Authors | Ms Bhatia, Priyanka Gautam, Jaswinder Kaur |
Journal | Shanghai archives of psychiatry
(Shanghai Arch Psychiatry)
Vol. 26
Issue 5
Pg. 297-9
(Oct 2014)
ISSN: 1002-0829 [Print] China |
PMID | 25477724
(Publication Type: Case Reports)
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