Tourette's Syndrome
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Tourette's Syndrome Treatment
Treatment of Tourette's syndrome may include:
Medications for Tourette's syndrome:
Clonidine
(
Catapres
)
Haloperidol
(
Haldol
)
Pimozide
(
Orap
)
Risperidone
(
Risperdal
)
Olanzapine
(
Zyprexa
)
Pergolide
(
Permax
)
Baclofen
(
Lioresal
)
Clonazepam
(
Klonopin
)
Ziprasidone
(
Geodon
)
Botulinum toxin Type A
(
Botox
)
Mental health
counseling for Tourette's syndrome
Depression treatment
Obsessive compulsive disorder treatment
Clinical trial for Tourette's syndrome
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Last Updated: Sep 5, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Tourette's Syndrome References:
Chang HL, Tu MJ, Wang HS. Tourette's syndrome: psychopathology in adolescents. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2004 Aug;58(4):353-8.
Ohta M, Kano Y. Clinical characteristics of adult patients with tics and/or Tourette's syndrome. Brain Dev. 2003 Dec;25 Suppl 1:S32-6.
Singer HS. Tourette's syndrome: from behaviour to biology. Lancet Neurol. 2005 Mar;4(3):149-59.
