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Syncope in children with Tourette's syndrome treated with guanfacine

✍ Scribed by Allison King; Peter Harris; James Fritzell; Roger Kurlan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
45 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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Abstract

We report on 4 children who experienced a syncopal episode while being treated with guanfacine without any other evident cause. Syncope appears to be an uncommon side effect of guanfacine and is probably due to drug‐induced hypotension or bradycardia. Β© 2005 Movement Disorder Society

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