Aripiprazol tedavisine yanıt veren bir Tourette bozukluğu olgusu

Tourette bozukluğu, motor ve vokal tiklerle seyreden nöropsikiyatrik bir sendromdur. Özellikle haloperidol ve pimozid olmak üzere, antipsikotik ilaçlar Tourette bozukluğu tedavisinde uzun süredir kullanılmaktadır. Yapılan son çalışmalarda, Tourette bozukluğu tedavisinde ikinci kuşak antipsikotik ilaçların başarılı bir şekilde kullanıldığı bildirilmektedir. Biz bu yazımızda, aripiprazol tedavisi ile tikleri düzelen bir Tourette bozukluğu olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık.

A case of tourette’s disorder responded to aripiprazole treatment

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.

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