Tourette syndrome in children: An updated review

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 255-264

  Du, Jung Chieh ^a   Chiu, Ting Fang ^a   Lee, Kun Mei ^a   Wu, Hsin Lin ^a   Yang, Ya Chi ^a   Hsu, Shu Yeh ^a   Sun, Chung Shu ^a   Hwang, Betau ^a,b   Leckman, James F ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Habit reversal therapy; Tics; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CLONIDINE; FLUPHENAZINE; GUANFACINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BASAL GANGLION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIZZINESS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEARNING DISORDER; LIPID METABOLISM; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARKINSONISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MALE; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

CHILD; COMORBIDITY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TOURETTE SYNDROME;

EID: 77958003042     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60050-2     Document Type: Review

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