A Case of Tourette Syndrome: Response To Aripiprazole Treatment

Abstract

Tourette's disorder is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that manifests with motor and vocal tics. Antipsychotics, especially pimozide and haloperidol have been used in treatment of Tourette's disorder for a long time. In recent studies, it was reported that second generation antipsychotics have been successfully used to treat Tourette's disorder. In this article we present a report of successful treatment of tics with aripiprazole in a patient with Tourette's disorder.