Pimozide cf. Haloperidol in Tourette Syndrome
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Nifedipine augments haloperidol in the treatment of Tourette syndrome.
In anecdotal case reports, verapamil and nifedipine, calcium channel blockers, have provided rapid and dramatic relief in refractory Tourette syndrome [ 1,2]. The following report illustrates the use of nifedipine to augment haloperidol in the treatment of a child who did not respond when either drug was used alone. This 9-year-old boy was referred for intractable Tourette syndrome over a 3 yea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1997
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-8-6