Pimozide cf. Haloperidol in Tourette Syndrome

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-8-6

Keywords:

Pimozide, Haloperidol, Tourette Syndrome

Abstract

Pimozide (3.4 mg/day) and haloperidol (3.5 mg/day) therapy for Tourette syndrome were compared in a double-blind, 24-week, placebo-controlled crossover study of 22 patients, aged 7-16 years, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Charleston, SC.

Published

1997-08-01

Issue

Section

Movement Disorders