2012
DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s12990
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Update on the role of antipsychotics in the treatment of Tourette syndrome

Abstract: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with typical onset in childhood and characterized by chronic occurrence of motor and vocal tics. The disorder can lead to serious impairments of both quality of life and psychosocial functioning, particularly for those individuals displaying complex tics. In such patients, drug treatment is recommended. The pathophysiology of TS is thought to involve a dysfunction of basal ganglia-related circuits and hyperactive dopaminergic innervations. Congruently, dopa… Show more

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“…Aripiprazole also has good evidence of effect in tic and Tourette's syndrome and is a partial dopamine agonist . Other neuroleptics, such as sulpiride, arisulpiride, and pimozide, are used to treat tic disorder in parts of the world, although the best evidence of effect exists for risperidone and aripiprazole in Tourette's syndrome. All neuroleptics, including aripiprazole, can cause extrapyramidal adverse effects .…”
Section: Symptomatic Therapiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Aripiprazole also has good evidence of effect in tic and Tourette's syndrome and is a partial dopamine agonist . Other neuroleptics, such as sulpiride, arisulpiride, and pimozide, are used to treat tic disorder in parts of the world, although the best evidence of effect exists for risperidone and aripiprazole in Tourette's syndrome. All neuroleptics, including aripiprazole, can cause extrapyramidal adverse effects .…”
Section: Symptomatic Therapiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, CBT represents a useful complement to the medication and current guidelines suggest that CBT should be offered as first-line treatment to suitable patients, where such intervention is available [80].…”
Section: ▪ Psychosocial Interventions For Ticsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although there is strong evidence in favor of pharmacological intervention, it is also known that medications can rarely eradicate tics completely and are always associated with unwanted side effects. The most commonly observed adverse events of typical antipsychotics are extrapyramidal reactions, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, drowsiness, restlessness, and sexual dysfunction; sulpiride may lead to sustained sedation or drowsiness [ 13 15 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%