Summary of ‘Pimozide for tics in Tourette’s syndrome'
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1557-6272
- DOI
- 10.1002/ebch.657
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## Abstract This is a commentary of a Cochrane review, published in this issue of EBCH, first published as: Pringsheim T, Marras C. Pimozide for tics in Tourette's syndrome. __Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews__ 2009, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006996. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006996.pub2. Further
Dystonic tics, in contrast to clonic tics, are relatively slow and temporarily sustained twisting, pulling, or squeezing movements producing briefly maintained abnormal postures. Because dystonic tics often present diagnostic difficulties, we studied these motor tics in 156 patients with Tourette's