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Dear Editor, Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by chronic motor and vocal tics. In the ‘60s, neuroleptics have started to be used on TS and became the most efficient medications. Most used neuroleptics which have been reported in controlled studies or case reports are haloperidol, pimozide, sulpiride, risperidone, olanzapine and ziprazidone.1 Since then, typical neuroleptics have been dec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.0102442