Tourette?s disorder is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that manifests with motor and vocal tics. Antipsychotics, especially pimozide and haloperidol have been used in treatment of Tourette?s disorder for a long time. In recent studies, it was reported that second generation antipsychotics have been successfully used to treat Tourette?s disorder. In this article we present a report of successful treatment of tics with aripiprazole in a patient with Tourette?s disorder.
Key words: Aripiprazole, Tourette?s disorder, treatment
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